Public Health at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you plan to study public health, 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.

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

Columbia Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

Columbia Public Health Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 340 students who earned a master's degree in Public Health from Columbia in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	66
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	142
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Public Health	348
Other Public Health	157
Environmental Health	64
International Public Health/International Health	37
Maternal and Child Health	19

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,400	$79,340
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	3,780	$76,020

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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