Graduate School Tuition at Columbia University in the City of New York

Columbia University in the City of New York (Columbia University) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in New York, NY.
It offers 365 graduate programs - 135 Master's, 101 Doctorate, 2 Post-bachelor's, and 127 Post-master's.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $56,279 for all graduate students. A total of 25,880 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 34,782 students at Columbia University.
Columbia University offers online graduate programs and 1,086 out of 25,880 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Columbia University have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Columbia Law School and Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. In addition, you can find Columbia University's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $56,279. It offers 365 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameColumbia University in the City of New York
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
AddressWest 116 St and Broadway, New York, NY
Graduate School Students24,944 students
1,086 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$56,279
Student to Faculty6:1 (16.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 365 Graduate Programs
135 Master's, 101 Doctorate, 129 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Columbia University in the City of New York

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Columbia University in the City of New York with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $56,279 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,276.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$53,576
Fees$2,703
Cost per Credit$2,276
Books & Supplies$1,392
Room & Board$16,800 (On-Campus) / $17,058 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,350 (On-Campus) / $3,492 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$76,821
Off-Campus Total$78,221
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$49,968$51,194$52,924$54,627$56,279

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Columbia University in the City of New York offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 365 major areas - 135 Master's (2 online programs), 101 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelor's, 127 Post-Master's. 11,596 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,478 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total11,5961,478511,319
Men5,00567318459
Women6,59180533860

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 45 NOT OFFER
General StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies52 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture NOT OFFER
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning51 NOT OFFER
Architectural History and Criticism8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology249 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Real Estate Development141 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
American/United States Studies/Civilization21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
East Asian Studies10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Latin American Studies10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
South Asian Studies6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Western European Studies18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
African-American/Black Studies9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric83 NOT OFFER
Journalism NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism (other)240 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences709 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Technology8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science595 NOT OFFER
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Technology Project Management126 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education (other)4 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering126 NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering100 NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering114 NOT OFFER
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Engineering26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering317 NOT OFFER
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics34 NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering37 NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering154 NOT OFFER
Mining and Mineral Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering146 NOT OFFER
Operations Research380 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Advanced Legal Research/Studies323 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature28 NOT OFFER
Creative Writing133 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences24 NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry NOT OFFER
Anatomy NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology14 NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER
Microbiology7 NOT OFFER
Genetics8 NOT OFFER
Physiology7 NOT OFFER
Pathology/Experimental Pathology4 NOT OFFER
Pharmacology2 NOT OFFER
Biostatistics183 NOT OFFER
Bioinformatics7 NOT OFFER
Biotechnology32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ecology NOT OFFER
Conservation Biology16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology190 NOT OFFER
Neuroscience17 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics8 NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics49 NOT OFFER
Statistics374 NOT OFFER
Mathematical Statistics and Probability119 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Historic Preservation and Conservation18 NOT OFFER
Nutrition Sciences77 NOT OFFER
Dispute Resolution48 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies271 NOT OFFER
Climate Science90 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, General240 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Analytics231 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management86 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy15 NOT OFFER
Religion/Religious Studies8 NOT OFFER
Islamic Studies5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Jewish/Judaic Studies6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy10 NOT OFFER
Chemistry16 NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science16 NOT OFFER
Physics15 NOT OFFER
Physics (other)3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Science29 NOT OFFER
Physical Sciences (other)5 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)5 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration409 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social Work594 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences39 NOT OFFER
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods168 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Anthropology35 NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics179 NOT OFFER
International Relations and Affairs245 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government26 NOT OFFER
Sociology27 NOT OFFER
Social Sciences (other)37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital Arts3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts63 NOT OFFER
Film/Cinema/Video Studies25 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cinematography and Film/Video Production69 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation33 NOT OFFER
Music1 NOT OFFER
Visual and Performing Arts (other)27 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dental Clinical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Orthodontics/Orthodontology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Periodontics/Periodontology3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management97 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Genetic Counseling/Counselor12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health391 NOT OFFER
Environmental Health38 NOT OFFER
International Public Health/International Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist54 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioethics/Medical Ethics40 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical/Health Humanities26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse302 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management82 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Leadership NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Finance19ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration58 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business Statistics16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Actuarial Science45 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1,685 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Insurance7ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Construction Management38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History25 NOT OFFER
History (other)22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture NOT OFFER 6
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning NOT OFFER 5
Architecture and Related Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
African StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
East Asian Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Latin American Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Near and Middle Eastern StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Russian StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
South Asian Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Western European Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric NOT OFFER 3
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8
Health CommunicationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 15
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science NOT OFFER 33
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
International Law and Legal StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9
International Business, Trade, and Tax LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 16
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature NOT OFFER 34
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Humanities/Humanistic Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER 14
Biochemistry NOT OFFER
Anatomy NOT OFFER
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology NOT OFFER 17
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER
Microbiology NOT OFFER 4
Genetics NOT OFFER 7
Physiology NOT OFFER 1
Pathology/Experimental Pathology NOT OFFER 3
Pharmacology NOT OFFER 3
Biostatistics NOT OFFER 47
Bioinformatics NOT OFFER 3
Ecology NOT OFFER 8
Epidemiology NOT OFFER 98
Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5
Neuroscience NOT OFFER 17
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER 13
Applied Mathematics NOT OFFER 5
Statistics NOT OFFER 8
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4
Historic Preservation and Conservation NOT OFFER 1
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Nutrition Sciences NOT OFFER 5
Sustainability Studies NOT OFFER 5
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER 4
Religion/Religious Studies NOT OFFER 3
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy NOT OFFER 10
Chemistry NOT OFFER 28
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER 12
Physics NOT OFFER 23
Materials Science NOT OFFER 7
Physical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER 3
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5
Developmental and Child PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Social PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Research and Experimental Psychology (other) NOT OFFER 12
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
Psychology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Policy AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8
Social Work NOT OFFER 4
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences NOT OFFER 1
Anthropology NOT OFFER 8
Demography and Population StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
EconomicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER 23
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER 13
Sociology NOT OFFER 20
Social Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Advanced General DentistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 21
Dental Public Health and EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Endodontics/EndodontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
Orthodontics/Orthodontology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
Periodontics/Periodontology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2
Medical ScientistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4
Public Health NOT OFFER 63
Environmental Health NOT OFFER 34
Maternal and Child HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 20
International Public Health/International Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 26
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 202
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 71
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER 25
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER 18
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture NOT OFFER
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Advanced Legal Research/Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER
Applied Mathematics NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER
Religion/Religious Studies NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy NOT OFFER
Chemistry NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER
Materials Science NOT OFFER
Physical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Developmental and Child PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Research and Experimental Psychology (other) NOT OFFER
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences NOT OFFER
Anthropology NOT OFFER
EconomicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation NOT OFFER
Music NOT OFFER
Music Theory and CompositionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER
Business Statistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
DentistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Columbia University graduate schools have a total of 24,944 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 11,166 male and 13,778 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 20,761 full-time and 4,183 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,086 students enrolled through online exclusively and 3,662 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 6,883 White, 1,124 Black, and 2,934 Asian students are attending at Columbia University in the City of New York. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total24,944
Men11,166
Women13,778
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total24,944
Full-time Students20,761
Part-time Students4,183
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total24,944
American Indian /
Native American
19
Asian2,934
Black1,124
Hispanic1,554
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
13
White6,883
Two or more races538
Un-Known988

Online Population

At Columbia University in the City of New York graduate schools, 1,086 students enrolled online exclusively and 3,662 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment25,880
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,086
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,662
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses21,132
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,086
New York Resident395
Other State In U.S.578
Outside of U.S.113
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