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Columbia University in the City of New York Master’s in Sustainability Science

102 Master's Degrees Awarded
$76,083 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Sustainability Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Sustainability Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in sustainability science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Sustainability Science from Columbia Cost?

$51,194 Average Tuition and Fees

Columbia Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Columbia paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$49,024$49,024
Fees$2,170$2,170

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Sustainability Science From Columbia?

$76,083 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

sustainability science who receive their master’s degree from Columbia make an average of $76,083 a year during the early days of their career. That is 37% higher than the national average of $55,400.

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Does Columbia Offer an Online Master’s in Sustainability Science?

Online degrees for the Columbia sustainability science master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.

Columbia Master’s Student Diversity for Sustainability Science

102 Master's Degrees Awarded
64.7% Women
19.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 102 master’s degrees in sustainability science awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in sustainability science in 2019-2020, 64.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 19.6% of sustainability science master’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian8
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino8
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White32
International Students36
Other Races/Ethnicities15

Master’s in Sustainability Science Focus Areas at Columbia

Sustainability Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Sustainability Studies102

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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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