Information Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. In 2021, 11 IS majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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

Columbia Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

Columbia Information Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the IS 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 IS major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information 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
	4
Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
	15
Best Information Science Schools	32
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Best Value Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
Most Popular Information Science Schools	189
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
Best Value Information Science Schools	215
Most Focused Information Science Schools	333

IS Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IS from Columbia in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical IS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS 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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in IS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Information Science

The following IS concentations are available at Columbia University in the City of New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	11

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Computer and Information Systems Managers	27,070	$190,310
Systems Software Developers	19,690	$115,120
Computer Science Professors	3,030	$105,860
Computer and Information Research Scientists	1,430	$131,220

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.