Columbia University in the City of New York
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Research Quality | - | Research Availability | - |
Research Funding | - | Graduate Politics | - |
Errand Runners | - | Degree Completion | - |
Alternative pay [ta/gsi] | - | Sufficient Pay | - |
Competitiveness | - | Education Quality | D- |
Faculty Accessibility | - | Useful Research | - |
Extracurriculars | - | Success-Understanding | D |
Surrounding City | A | Social Life/Environment | - |
"Individual" treatment | D- | Friendliness | B |
Safety | A- | Campus Beauty | B- |
Campus Maintenance | A | University Resource/spending | D |
Describes the student body as: Broken SpiritDescribes the faculty as: Helpful, Condescending, Self Absorbed |
Lowest Rating Education Quality | D- |
Highest Rating Surrounding City | A |
Major: Public Policy (This Major's Salary over time)
If you are interested in obtaining a masters in environmental science and policy, do NOT attend Columbia University. The curriculum for the MPA in Env. Sci. & Policy is very poor. There is virtually no "environmental science" component, and the management classes are a joke. Other than coming out in one year with an Ivy Leauge degree, it is not at all worth your money. Lots of busy work, but no substance. The stated goal of the program is to churn out "environmental policy leaders". In reality, the students are ill-prepared to lead anything -e.g.- the program offers only one, seven week course in climate change, and absolutely nothing on energy issues. Academically, I excelled in the program. So, this rant is not out of spite. We need good environmetal leaders - but you won't find them coming out of this program.