by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Computer Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in compsci, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Columbia paid an average of $1,974 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
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The median early career salary of compsci students who receive their master’s degree from Columbia is $140,259 per year. That is 38% higher than the national average of $101,447.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Columbia offers online option in its compsci master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
About 30.1% of the students who received their MS in compsci in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 29.4%.
Around 10.2% of compsci master’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 15%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 35 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 36 |
| International Students | 341 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
Computer Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Science | 442 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 349 |
| Information Technology | 116 |
*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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