300 Master's degrees offered by the university

The Film and Media Studies programme at Columbia University offers a comprehensive exploration of cinematic history and theory. This master degree provides students with a rigorous academic foundation in media analysis. Delivered via a public study mode, the curriculum focuses on critical research and scholarly excellence.

The Politics program at Columbia University aims to teach students how to think more deeply about social and politics affairs.

The Journalism programme at Columbia University offers a rigorous master level education for aspiring reporters. This full-time course provides intensive training in modern media practices. Students develop professional skills in a world-class setting, preparing for high-impact careers in global news and storytelling.

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.

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.

Students in the Science program at Columbia University focus on themes and ways of thinking that can be used to cover any scientific field, whether it’s health, technology or the hard sciences. They get a landscape view, looking at history, patterns of discovery and innovation.

The Financial Economics programme at Columbia University is a rigorous full-time course designed for ambitious scholars. This master degree provides deep analytical training over two years of intensive study. Delivered in a public study mode, it equips students with the quantitative tools required for top-tier finance careers.

The Philosophical Foundations of Physics at Columbia University is a rigorous master programme designed for students seeking deep conceptual clarity. This public study mode course explores the intersection of scientific theory and logic. It offers a unique academic path for those pursuing advanced theoretical expertise.

The Global Thought programme at Columbia University is a prestigious M.A. degree designed for students seeking to understand complex global processes. This full-time course offers a public study mode, providing a rigorous academic environment to explore international development and cultural studies over one year.

The Writing - Poetry program at Columbia University is one of the strongest and most rigorous in the country. The program’s focus is, always, on students’ creative work, but we also emphasize an in-depth study of poetry and poetics unlike any other curriculum offered elsewhere.

Enhance your global perspective with the Global Leadership programme from Columbia University for mid-career leaders.

The Visual Arts programme at Columbia University offers a comprehensive master level education for aspiring artists. This public study mode course provides an intensive environment for creative growth over its duration. Students engage in rigorous studio practice and critical theory to refine their professional artistic vision.

The Sound Art programme at Columbia University offers a unique interdisciplinary approach to sonic creativity. This master level course, delivered via a public study mode, focuses on the intersection of music and sound engineering. Students engage in rigorous artistic practice within a world-renowned academic environment.

Attending the Theatre - Acting program at Columbia University is making a declaration – to yourself, to us, to the world – that you will be a professional actor. In turn, we provide you with a comprehensive range of resources, a variety of techniques to explore, and a remarkable faculty from whom to learn

The Theatre - Playwriting program at Columbia University embraces diverse voices and aesthetics. There are many ways to write a great play, exemplified by our faculty, which includes Tony©, Pulitzer, and Obie Award winners such as Charles Mee, Lynn Nottage, and David Henry Hwang.

The Writing - Fiction program at Columbia University is highly regarded for its rigorous approach to literary instruction and for its faculty of acclaimed writers and editors who are devoted and dedicated teachers.

The Writing - Nonfiction program at Columbia University offers instruction in a full range of subgenres, from memoir and personal essay to science writing, criticism, humour, research methods, profiles, food writing and lyric essay. 

The mission of the Film -  Screenwriting and Directing program at Columbia University is to rigorously train storytellers in film, television, and digital media. This concentration is specifically for students who intend to immerse themselves in the art of both writing and directing, many of whom will go on to become writer-directors.

The Writing - Literary Translation program at Columbia University offers all Writing students the opportunity to pursue coursework in literary translation as part of their studies.

The Film - Creative Producing program at Columbia University is a three-year program that takes advantage of Columbia’s unique geography at the center of the independent film world, with the mission of creating the next generation of producers.