Computer Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a computer science school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer science program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 352 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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

Columbia Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

Columbia Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
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Most Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Best General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	6
Most Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	9
	12
Best Value General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	14
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
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	18
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	24
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	25
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Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best General Computer Science Schools	44
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	62
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	76
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	159
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	193
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	243
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	297

In 2021, 500 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Columbia. This makes it the #3 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 352 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in computer science from Columbia in 2021, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	95
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	97
International Students	94
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Columbia Computer Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 500 students graduated with a master's degree in computer science from Columbia. About 68% were men and 32% were women.

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 computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	386
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer 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
Software Applications Developers	52,640	$116,830
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Programmers	15,380	$91,250
Computer Network Support Specialists	12,930	$79,200

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

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