by our College Data Analytics TeamComputer Science is a concentration offered under the computer science major 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 computer science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Columbia was $1,974 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Columbia does offer online classes in its computer science 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 computer science in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 29.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in computer science at Columbia in 2019-2020, 10.2% were 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 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
