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Political Science & Government at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Political Science & Government at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study political science and government, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received their master's degree in political science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Political Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Political Science

Columbia Political Science & Government Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Political Science & Government Master’s Program

58% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at Columbia awarded 33 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women.

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In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 15
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Political Science Professors 1,680 $125,360
Economics Professors 1,650 $129,370
Economists 750 $127,520
Political Scientists 90 $122,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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