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79 Master's degrees offered by the university
Business and Economics
Students in the Business and Economics program at Columbia University will develop a deep understanding of the forces driving the global marketplace and the interconnected decisions that determine how we live and whether we prosper.
Sociology and Education
The Sociology and Education program at Columbia University, provides a curriculum that supports students in developing and fostering their “sociological imagination” – or an understanding of the relationship between micro-level day-to-day experiences and the larger, macro-level structures in which we all live, between our biography and the arc of history.
Journalism and International Public Affairs
The Journalism and International Public Affair program at Columbia University is leading to the degrees of Master of Science in Journalism and Master of International Affairs
Health Policy and Management
The Health Policy and Management program at Columbia University blends research and education on the development, implementation, and evaluation of health policies and the administrative functioning of health systems and organizations.
Politics and Education
The Politics and Education program at Columbia University prepares students for careers as education policy leaders at the local, state and national levels, or to pursue advanced work in doctoral programs in education policy, political science, or public policy.
East Asian Regional Studies
The East Asian Regional Studies program at Columbia University is designed for those wishing to focus on a social science approach to modern East Asia.
Germanic Languages
Established in 1890, the department at Columbia University offers a broad range of courses on Germanic Languages and is designed to provide students with a solid grounding in their areas of interest.
Bilingual-Bicultural Education
The Bilingual-Bicultural Education program at Columbia University takes a sociocultural approach to the learning of languages and literacies. Through comprehensive and innovative coursework, hands-on experiences in New York City schools, and research projects, you’ll explore bilingual teaching and learning.
Arts and Culture
Develop the habits of mind, skills and flexibility to be a cultural reporter or critic in the fullest sense with this Arts and Culture program at Columbia University.
Teaching of Social Studies
The Teaching of Social Studies programme from Columbia University is intended for experienced educators; it is aimed at developing leaders in social studies education for settings such as community colleges, high schools, curriculum agencies, publishing companies, foundations and museums. This degree does not lead to teacher certification.

Political Analytics
This Political Analytics course from Columbia University New York - School of Professional Studies offers flexibility to learn from anywhere.
Oral History
The Oral History program at Columbia University is the first program of its kind in the United States: a one-year interdisciplinary MA degree training students in oral history method and theory.
Social Organizational Psychology
At the center of our core values of this Social Organizational Psychology program at Columbia University is the scientist-practitioner model. Graduates apply the latest theory and research to solve problems quickly and effectively, and our academics ground their work in the real-world issues faced by organizations

Nonprofit Management (Online)
This Nonprofit Management (Online) course from Columbia University New York - School of Professional Studies prepares graduates for leadership roles within mission-driven organizations in a wide variety of contexts, including global and community nonprofits, foundations, higher education, healthcare, the arts, or as in-demand fundraising and development experts.
African - American Studies
The African - American Studies MA program at Columbia University is designed to provide graduate-level training in African-American studies to scholars, teachers, and professionals whose career or professional needs may be furthered or served by intensive scholarly engagement.
Communication Sciences and Disorders
The Communication Sciences and Disorders programme from Columbia University offers advanced education and training in the processes of individual human communication (speech, hearing, language disorders of human communication, literacy, bilingualism, and swallowing disorders).
Sociomedical Sciences
The thirty-credit Sociomedical Sciences program at Columbia University trains students to apply social science theories, concepts, and methods to public health practice and policy making.
Global Thought
The Global Thought program at Columbia University is an interdisciplinary academic course of study that challenges students to explore new concepts and categories intended to encompass and explain the complexities of our interconnected and changing world.
Anthropology
The free-standing Anthropology program at Columbia University is designed specifically for those who wish to cultivate a deeper understanding of the discipline of anthropology and improve their particular professional competence, but who intend only to pursue the MA degree.
English and Comparative Literature
The English and Comparative Literature program at Columbia University offers a wide range of courses in traditional and emerging fields of literary and cultural study.