Economics at Columbia
Columbia graduates about 360 economics majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 51 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 84% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $138,000 four years out, 1.67× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where economics happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 168 · Academic 66 · Dorm 21 · Chapel 8 · Library 6 · Offices 4.
Nearby in the economics ranking
Other strong majors at Columbia
- Computer science 98 · #2
- Languages 98 · #1
- History 96 · #5
- Physics & astronomy 96 · #8
- Engineering (all) 96 · #7
- Sociology & anthropology 96 · #4
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Columbia with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.