by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysics is a major offered under the physical 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 physics, such as diversity 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 |
Columbia does not offer an online option for its physics master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
About 41.2% of the students who received their MS in physics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.5%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in physics at Columbia in 2019-2020, 11.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Physics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Physics | 11 |
| Other Physics | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 5 |
| Chemistry | 7 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 3 |
| Materials Sciences | 36 |
| Other Physical Science | 5 |
*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.