by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Civil Engineering is a concentration offered under the civil engineering major at Columbia University in the City of New York. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in general civil engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the general civil engineering master’s degree program at Columbia. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
Women made up around 31.0% of the general civil engineering students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 31.2%.
Around 14.2% of general civil engineering master’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 73 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
*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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