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This page summarises the degrees offered by Columbia University's various faculties and schools. It probably should be in table format but I'm way too tired and lazy to learn the details of Wiki table code. See also: [[Diplomas]]
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An '''academic degree''' is a recognition awarded for having satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study. In short, it's what you get when you're done. A [[diploma]] is physical proof of having completed a degree.
  
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*'''Faculty of Arts and Sciences'''
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Typically a degree is granted by one of the [[faculties]] of a university, e.g., [[SEAS|Engineering]], [[Faculty of Arts and Sciences|Arts and Sciences]], [[School of Law|Law]], etc. Typically there's a strong correlation between what you might think of as a "school" and a faculty (though sometimes a faculty can have multiple schools, and things get a little confusing when dealing with the Arts and Sciences at Columbia.)
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:*[[Columbia College]]
 
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::*''Baccalaureus in Artibus'' (Bachelor of Arts) - AB
 
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:*[[Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]]
 
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::*Master of Arts - MA
 
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::*Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
 
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::*Liberal Studies MA - MALS
 
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:*[[School of Continuing Education]]
 
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::*Master of Science - MS
 
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:*[[School of International and Public Affairs]]
 
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::*Master of Public Administration - MPA
 
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::*Master of International Affairs - MIA
 
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::*Executive Master of Public Administration - eMPA
 
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::*Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Development - PhD
 
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:*[[School of the Arts]]
 
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::*Master of Fine Arts - MFA
 
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:*[[School of General Studies]]
 
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::*Bachelor of Arts - BA
 
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::*Bachelor of Science - BS
 
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*'''Faculty of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation'''
 
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:*[[Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation]]
 
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::*Master of Architecture - MArch
 
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::*Master of Science - MS
 
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*'''Faculty of Business'''
 
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:*[[Graduate School of Business]]
 
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::*Master of Business Administration - MBA
 
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::*Executive Master of Business Administration - eMBA
 
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::*Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
 
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::*Master of Arts in Mathematical Finance (Joint with Mathematics) - MA
 
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*'''Faculty of the Graduate School of Journalism'''
 
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:*[[Graduate School of Journalism]]
 
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::*Master of Arts - MA
 
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::*Master of Science - MS
 
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::*Doctor of Philosophy in Communication - PhD
 
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*'''Faculty of Law'''
 
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:*[[School of Law]]
 
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::*''Juris Doctor'' (Doctor of Law) - JD
 
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::*''Magister Legum'' (Master of Laws) - LLM
 
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::*''Juris Scientiae Doctor'' (Doctor of the Science of Law) - JSD
 
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*'''Faculty of the School of Social Work'''
 
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:*[[School of Social Work]]
 
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::*Master of Science - MS
 
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::*Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
 
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*'''Faculty of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science'''
 
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:*[[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences]]
 
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::*Bachelor of Science - BS
 
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::*Master of Science - MS
 
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::*Doctor of Engineering Science - EngScD
 
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::*Professional Degree - PD
 
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*'''Faculty of Medicine'''
 
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:*[[College of Physicians and Surgeons]]
 
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::*Doctor of Medicine - MD
 
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*'''Faculty of the Joseph P. Mailman School of Public Health'''
 
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:*[[Mailman School of Public Health]]
 
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::*Master of Science - MS
 
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::*Master of Public Health - MPH
 
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::*Executive Master of Public Health - eMPH
 
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::*Doctor of Public Health - DrPH
 
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*'''Faculty of Dental Medicine'''
 
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:*[[College of Dental Medicine]]
 
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::*Doctor of Dental Science - DDS
 
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*'''Faculty of Nursing'''
 
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:*[[School of Nursing]]
 
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::*Bachelor of Science - BS
 
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::*Master of Science - MS
 
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::*Doctor of Nursing Science - DNSc
 
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*'''Faculty of Teachers College'''
 
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:*[[Teachers College]]
 
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::*Master of Arts - MA
 
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::*Master of Arts in Teaching - MA
 
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::*Master of Science - MS
 
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::*Master of Education - MEd
 
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::*Doctor of Education - EdD
 
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::*Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
 
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*'''Faculty of Barnard College'''
 
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:*[[Barnard College]]
 
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::*''Baccalaureus in Artibus'' (Bachelor of Arts) - BA
 
  
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New degree programs are approved by the [[University Senate]].
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== List of degrees offered at Columbia ==
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===Faculty of Arts and Sciences===
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====[[Columbia College]]====
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*''[[Baccalaureus in Artibus]]'' ([[Bachelor of Arts]]) - [[BA]] (sometimes abbreviated [[AB]])<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue.</ref><ref name="majority">Overwhelming majority of degrees conferred.</ref>
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====[[Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]]====
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*[[Master of Arts]] - [[MA]]
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*[[Doctor of Philosophy]] - [[PhD]]
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*[[Doctor of Musical Arts]] - [[DMA]]
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*[[Master of Arts in Liberal Studies]] - [[MALS]]
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====[[School of Continuing Education]]====
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*[[Master of Science]] - [[MS]]
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====[[School of International and Public Affairs]]====
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*[[Master of Public Administration]] - [[MPA]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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*[[Master of International Affairs]] - [[MIA]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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*[[Executive Master of Public Administration]] - [[eMPA]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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*[[Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Development]] - [[PhD]]
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====[[School of the Arts]]====
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*[[Master of Fine Arts]] - [[MFA]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref><ref name="majority">Overwhelming majority of degrees conferred.</ref>
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*[[Master of Arts in Film Studies]] - [[MA]]
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====[[School of General Studies]]====
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*[[Bachelor of Arts]] - [[BA]]
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*[[Bachelor of Science]] - [[BS]]
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===Faculty of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation===
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====[[Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation]]====
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*[[Master of Architecture]] - [[MArch]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref><ref name="majority">Overwhelming majority of degrees conferred.</ref>
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*[[Master of Science]] - [[MS]]
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===Faculty of Business===
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====[[Graduate School of Business]]====
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*[[Master of Business Administration]] - [[MBA]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref><ref name="majority">Overwhelming majority of degrees conferred.</ref>
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*[[Doctor of Philosophy]] - [[PhD]]
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*[[Master of Arts in Mathematical Finance]] (Joint with Mathematics) - [[MA]]
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===Faculty of the Graduate School of Journalism===
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====[[Graduate School of Journalism]]====
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*[[Master of Arts]] - [[MA]]
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*[[Master of Science]] - [[MS]]<ref name="majority">Overwhelming majority of degrees conferred.</ref>
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*[[Doctor of Philosophy in Communication]] - [[PhD]]
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===Faculty of Law===
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====[[School of Law]]====
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*''[[Juris Doctor]]'' ([[Doctor of Law]]) - [[JD]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref><ref name="majority">Overwhelming majority of degrees conferred.</ref>
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*''[[Legum Magister]]'' ([[Master of Laws]]) - [[LLM]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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*''[[Juris Scientiae Doctor]]'' ([[Doctor of the Science of Law]]) - [[JSD]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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===Faculty of the School of Social Work===
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====[[School of Social Work]]====
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*[[Master of Science]] - [[MS]]<ref name="majority">Overwhelming majority of degrees conferred.</ref>
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*[[Doctor of Philosophy]] - [[PhD]]
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===Faculty of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science===
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====[[Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science]]====
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*[[Bachelor of Science]] - [[BS]]
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*[[Master of Science]] - [[MS]]
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*[[Doctor of Engineering Science]] - [[EngScD]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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*[[Professional Degree]] - [[PD]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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===Faculty of Medicine===
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====[[College of Physicians and Surgeons]]====
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*[[Doctor of Medicine]] - [[MD]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref><ref name="majority">Overwhelming majority of degrees conferred.</ref>
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===Faculty of the Joseph P. Mailman School of Public Health'''===
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====[[Mailman School of Public Health]]====
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*[[Master of Science]] - [[MS]]
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*[[Master of Public Health]] - [[MPH]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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*[[Executive Master of Public Health]] - [[eMPH]]
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*[[Doctor of Public Health]] - [[DrPH]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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===Faculty of Dental Medicine===
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====[[College of Dental Medicine]]====
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*[[Doctor of Dental Science]] - [[DDS]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref><ref name="majority">Overwhelming majority of degrees conferred.</ref>
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===Faculty of Nursing===
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====[[School of Nursing]]====
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*[[Bachelor of Science]] - [[BS]]
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*[[Master of Science]] - [[MS]]
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*[[Doctor of Nursing Science]] - [[DNSc]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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===Faculty of Teachers College===
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====[[Teachers College]]====
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*[[Master of Arts]] - [[MA]]
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*[[Master of Arts in Teaching]] - [[MA]]
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*[[Master of Science]] - [[MS]]
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*[[Master of Education]] - [[MEd]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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*[[Doctor of Education]] - [[EdD]]<ref name="unique">Unique to the school of issue</ref>
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*[[Doctor of Philosophy]] - [[PhD]]
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===Faculty of Barnard College===
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====[[Barnard College]]====
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*''[[Baccalaureus in Artibus]]'' ([[Bachelor of Arts]]) - [[BA]]<ref name="majority">Overwhelming majority of degrees conferred.</ref>
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===Degrees Conferred ''Honoris Causa''===
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====Extrafaculty====
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*''[[Litterarum Doctor]]'' ([[Doctor of Letters]]) - [[LittD]]
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*''[[Scientiae Doctor]]'' ([[Doctor of Science]]) - [[ScD]]
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*''[[Musicae Doctor]]'' ([[Doctor of Music]]) - [[MusD]]
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*''[[Litterarum Humanarum Doctor]]'' ([[Doctor of Humane Letters]]) - [[LHD]]
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*''[[Legum Doctor]]'' ([[Doctor of Laws]]) - [[LLD]]
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*''[[Divinitatis Doctor]]'' ([[Doctor of Divinity]]) - [[DD]] (unclear if Columbia has conferred one in recent years)
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*''[[Sacrae Theologiae Doctor]]'' ([[Doctor of Sacred Theology]] - [[STD]] (seems to have been conferred independent of UTS<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9907E3DD1F39E13ABC4D53DFB0668382609EDE&oref=slogin</ref>)
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== Number of degrees conferred annually ==
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Columbia has been 'accused' on occasion of being a "degree-mill", since Columbia grants degrees at a significantly higher rate than its peer private schools. In fact, Columbia confers more degrees each year than some large state universities. This is probably thanks to Columbia's expansive offerings of Masters degree programs relative to its peers (undergraduate degrees make up less than one fifth of the degrees conferred each spring). Consider:
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{|
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| '''School'''
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| '''Degrees awarded (2010)'''
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|Columbia
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| 12,575 [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/opir/abstract/degrees%20and%20certificates%20awarded%202009-2010.htm]<ref>Includes 2,538 recipients of Columbia degrees at affiliated institutions (Barnard College and Teachers College)[http://news.columbia.edu/files_columbianews/imce_shared/vol3512.pdf]</ref>
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|Harvard
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| 6,777 [http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/05/degrees-certificates-awarded-at-359th-commencement/]
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|Yale
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| 3,243 [http://opac.yale.edu/news/article.aspx?id=7588]
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|Princeton
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| 1,979 [http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S27/54/12O50/index.xml?section=newsreleases]
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|Cornell
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| 6,619 [http://www.cornell.edu/about/facts/stats.cfm]
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|UPenn
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| 7,432 [http://www.upenn.edu/ir/Common%20Data%20Set/UPenn%20Common%20Data%20Set%202010-11.pdf]
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|Brown
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| 2,259 [http://news.brown.edu/pressreleases/2010/05/stats]
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|Dartmouth
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| 1,726 [http://now.dartmouth.edu/2010/06/commencement-notes-for-the-dartmouth-class-of-2010/]
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|Stanford
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| 4,717 [http://ucomm.stanford.edu/cds/2010.html#enrollment]
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| University of California, Berkeley
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| 10,387 [http://berkeley.edu/about/fact.shtml]
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| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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| 11,594 [http://sitemaker.umich.edu/obpinfo/files/umaa_degrssummary_10.pdf]
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|}
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==References==
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<references />
 
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Latest revision as of 08:45, 17 December 2013

An academic degree is a recognition awarded for having satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study. In short, it's what you get when you're done. A diploma is physical proof of having completed a degree.

Typically a degree is granted by one of the faculties of a university, e.g., Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Law, etc. Typically there's a strong correlation between what you might think of as a "school" and a faculty (though sometimes a faculty can have multiple schools, and things get a little confusing when dealing with the Arts and Sciences at Columbia.)

New degree programs are approved by the University Senate.

List of degrees offered at Columbia

Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Columbia College

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

School of Continuing Education

School of International and Public Affairs

School of the Arts

School of General Studies

Faculty of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Faculty of Business

Graduate School of Business

Faculty of the Graduate School of Journalism

Graduate School of Journalism

Faculty of Law

School of Law

Faculty of the School of Social Work

School of Social Work

Faculty of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

Faculty of Medicine

College of Physicians and Surgeons

Faculty of the Joseph P. Mailman School of Public Health

Mailman School of Public Health

Faculty of Dental Medicine

College of Dental Medicine

Faculty of Nursing

School of Nursing

Faculty of Teachers College

Teachers College

Faculty of Barnard College

Barnard College

Degrees Conferred Honoris Causa

Extrafaculty

Number of degrees conferred annually

Columbia has been 'accused' on occasion of being a "degree-mill", since Columbia grants degrees at a significantly higher rate than its peer private schools. In fact, Columbia confers more degrees each year than some large state universities. This is probably thanks to Columbia's expansive offerings of Masters degree programs relative to its peers (undergraduate degrees make up less than one fifth of the degrees conferred each spring). Consider:

School Degrees awarded (2010)
Columbia 12,575 [2][4]
Harvard 6,777 [3]
Yale 3,243 [4]
Princeton 1,979 [5]
Cornell 6,619 [6]
UPenn 7,432 [7]
Brown 2,259 [8]
Dartmouth 1,726 [9]
Stanford 4,717 [10]
University of California, Berkeley 10,387 [11]
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 11,594 [12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Unique to the school of issue. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "unique" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Overwhelming majority of degrees conferred.
  3. ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9907E3DD1F39E13ABC4D53DFB0668382609EDE&oref=slogin
  4. ↑ Includes 2,538 recipients of Columbia degrees at affiliated institutions (Barnard College and Teachers College)[1]

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