New York, New York · Private Non-Profit
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation at Columbia University in the City of New York
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.1% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $21,590 school-wide net price and $102,491 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.1% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.1% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 23
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 4%
- Graduation rate
- 96.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $21,590/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $86,360
- Median debt
- $21,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $102,491/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.1%), school-wide average net price ($21,590), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($102,491), and peer averages from 23 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 23 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,649 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($25,427 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Columbia University in the City of New York in the top 22% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,370 net A+ 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.0% of reported awards · $10,974 net A Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · 0.1% of reported awards · $15,846 net A 
Harvard University Cambridge, MA · 0.1% of reported awards · $19,066 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.0% of reported awards · $14,276 net A University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA · 0.2% of reported awards · $21,565 net B 
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO · 0.0% of reported awards · $21,786 net B 
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · 0.0% of reported awards · $19,857 net B Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation accounts for 0.1% of the awards or completions reported for Columbia University in the City of New York. That award concentration is higher than at 35% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Columbia University in the City of New York's average net price is $21,590 per year, about $86,360 over four years. That is $3,649 below the $25,239 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $102,491 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $25,427 above the $77,064 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Columbia University in the City of New York #5 of 23 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.