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Columbia University in the City of New York Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

841 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Social Sciences is a program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Columbia Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

#18 in the U.S
#2 in New York

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for social sciences majors, Columbia came in at #18. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for Columbia.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 1
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 6
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates 7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 8
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 9
Most Popular Colleges for Social Sciences 9
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools 10
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 11
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 11
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 12
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 13
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 16
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 17
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 17
Best Social Sciences Schools 18
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates 21
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 21
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 23
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 23
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 24
Highest Paid Social Sciences Graduates 27
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 29
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 32
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 40
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 42
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 45
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 64
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 82
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 102
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 131
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 148
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 164
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 235
Best Social Sciences Colleges for Veterans 249
Most Focused Colleges for Social Sciences 283
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 283
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 336
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 446
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 592
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 617
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 766
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences 767

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Social Sciences from Columbia Cost?

$60,532 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Columbia Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Columbia was $1,896 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $57,864 $57,864
Fees $2,668 $2,668
Books and Supplies $1,318 $1,318
On Campus Room and Board $12,394 $12,394
On Campus Other Expenses $2,220 $2,220

Learn more about Columbia tuition and fees.

Does Columbia Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Social Sciences?

Columbia does not offer an online option for its social sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.

Columbia Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Social Sciences

841 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
47.3% Women
35.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 841 students received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 47.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.0% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at Columbia in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 120
Black or African American 46
Hispanic or Latino 92
Native American or Alaska Native 3
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 322
International Students 202
Other Races/Ethnicities 56

Bachelor’s in Social Sciences Focus Areas at Columbia

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Anthropology 37
Economics 338
Political Science & Government 255
Sociology 51
Urban Studies 17

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.

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