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Columbia University in the City of New York graduates report median earnings of $75,228 one year after completion (June 2026 data), according to College Scorecard.

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New York, NY · Private nonprofit · 4-year

Columbia University in the City of New York is a private nonprofit, four-year institution in New York, New York (large city). It awarded 15,927 degrees and certificates in 2024, most often in management sciences and quantitative methods, computer science and computer and information sciences.

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Median earnings 1 year after

$75,228

Median earnings 4 years after

$115,519

Median earnings 10 years after

$102,491

Average net price

$21,590

Completion rate

96%

Completions (2024)

15,927

Years to pay back

under 1 year

Students (undergrad)

8,973

Median earnings after completing, by program

Program	Credential	Median earnings, 1yr	Median earnings, 4yr	Graduates counted
Social Work	Master's	$59,891	$75,980	664
Law	First professional	$220,843	$308,943	548
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Master's	$182,930	$251,708	449
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	Master's	$197,821	$116,859	345
Public Health	Master's	$71,704	$98,728	330
Public Health	Graduate certificate	$74,444	$99,797	265
Journalism	Master's	$54,170	$78,880	208
Public Administration	Master's	$89,478	$115,874	207
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Master's	$132,715	$142,412	204
Political Science and Government	Bachelor's	$61,077	$100,245	187
Computer Science	Bachelor's	$118,636	$188,265	186
Economics	Bachelor's	$83,135	$137,710	157
Medicine	First professional	$78,891	$106,442	157
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's	$78,660	$108,698	150
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Doctoral	$144,980	$164,885	117

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release, and IPEDS. Earnings cover federally aided students only, so they do not cover every graduate.

Awards conferred, by program

Awards conferred in 2024, from IPEDS completions.
Program	Award level	Awards
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other	Master's	1,621
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Master's	720
Social Work	Master's	546
Law	Doctoral professional practice	523
Public Administration	Master's	409
Computer Science	Bachelor's	408
Computer Science	Master's	403
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General	Master's	337
Statistics, General	Master's	335
Operations Research	Master's	326

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Sources: federal figures for Columbia University in the City of New York. Federal figures from College Scorecard and IPEDS. Occupation pay from Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS for New York. Counts under 10 are not published.

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