General Business Administration and Management at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every general business administration and management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 31,077 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Columbia.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business Administration and Management section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

Columbia General Business Administration and Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business Administration and Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Best General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best General Business Administration and Management Master’s Degree Schools	16
Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	17
Most Popular General Business Administration and Management Schools	32
Most Popular General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Focused General Business Administration and Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	91
Most Popular General Business Administration and Management Graduate Certificate Schools	112
Most Focused General Business Administration and Management Master’s Degree Schools	222
Most Popular General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	691
Most Focused General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,396

In 2019, 1,141 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Columbia. This makes it the #10 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business administration majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

The business administration program at Columbia awarded 43 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 51% of these degrees went to men with the other 49% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Columbia General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

Of the 1,141 students who graduated with a master’s in business administration from Columbia in 2019, 62% were men and 38% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	149
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	450
International Students	405
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2019, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Management Analysts	47,580	$111,040
Sales Managers	23,120	$198,390
Administrative Services Managers	18,350	$137,480
Managers	16,600	$124,160

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.