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The '''School of Professional Studies''' is one of the schools comprising [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/school|title=The School &#124; Columbia University School of Professional Studies|website=sps.columbia.edu}}</ref> It offers seventeen [[master's degree]]s, courses for advancement and graduate school preparation, certificate programs, summer courses, auditing and [[lifelong learning]] programs, [[high school]] programs in [[New York City]] and abroad, and a program for learning [[English as a second language]].
The '''School of Professional Studies''' ('''SPS''') is one of the seventeen schools comprising [[Columbia University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/school|title=The School &#124; Columbia University School of Professional Studies|website=sps.columbia.edu}}</ref> It offers eighteen [[master's degree]]s programs, [[Professional certification|certificate programs]], pre-college programs, [[Postgraduate education|graduate school]] preparation, summer courses, [[Postbaccalaureate program|postbaccalaureate studies]], [[Academic audit|auditing]] programs, [[executive education]], and [[English as a second language]] programs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Academics {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies |url=https://sps.columbia.edu/academics |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=sps.columbia.edu |language=en}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The predecessor of the School of Professional Studies was first established as the Division of Special Programs in 1995, and was later renamed the "Division of Continuing Education and Special Programs" in 1997. {{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
The predecessor of the School of Professional Studies was first established as the Division of Special Programs in 1995 and offered several non-degree and summer programs.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The School Our History {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies |url=https://sps.columbia.edu/school/our-history |access-date=2023-08-29 |website=sps.columbia.edu |language=en}}</ref>


In 2000, the Division began to consider offering degree programs, and was reorganized as the School of Continuing Education in 2002 under its founding dean, Frank Wolf. In 2002, the university's board of trustees granted final approval for the creation of the School of Continuing Education, the first new school at Columbia in 50 years. With this new status, the School became both a Faculty and a Department of Instruction in the Arts and Sciences, and was granted authority to offer the [[master of science]] degree. In the course of 2002–2006 it expanded its graduate offerings to eight M.S. Programs. A cross‑enrollment agreement with [[Union Theological Seminary (New York City)|Union Theological Seminary]] was also established in 2002. {{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
Over the next five years the school expanded to offer programs focused in graduate preparation and career advancement. In 2002, the university's board of trustees granted final approval for the creation of the School of Continuing Education, the first new school at Columbia in 50 years. With this new status, the School became both a Faculty and a Department of Instruction in the Arts and Sciences, and was granted authority to offer the [[Master of Science]] degree. In the course of 2002–2006 it expanded its graduate offerings to eight M.S. Programs. A cross‑enrollment agreement with [[Union Theological Seminary (New York City)|Union Theological Seminary]] was also established in 2002. <ref name=":2" />

In 2011 the university commissioned [[McKinsey & Company]] to provide suggestions on how to improve the university. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Shapiro|first=Eliza|title=A distant president and a mysterious McKinsey report send Columbia's liberal-arts faculty into an existential panic|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2012/02/a-distant-president-and-a-mysterious-mckinsey-report-send-columbias-liberal-arts-faculty-into-an-existential-panic-011626|access-date=2021-03-05|website=Politico PRO|language=en}}</ref> Some of the report's suggestions caused contentions with some faculty and administrators. One of the proposed changes included increasing enrollment at the School of Continuing Education to increase university funding. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbia Daily Spectator 16 April 2012 — Columbia Spectator|url=http://spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu/?a=d&d=cs20120416-01&|access-date=2021-03-05|website=spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu}}</ref>


In 2015, the School's incoming Dean, [[Jason Wingard]] announced that the School of Continuing Education was renamed the School of Professional Studies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/news/columbia-university-school-continuing-education-renamed-school-professional-studies|title=Columbia University School of Continuing Education Renamed School of Professional Studies &#124; Columbia University School of Professional Studies|website=sps.columbia.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jason Wingard {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/jason-wingard|access-date=2021-02-12|website=sps.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref>
In 2015, the School's incoming Dean, [[Jason Wingard]] announced that the School of Continuing Education was renamed the School of Professional Studies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/news/columbia-university-school-continuing-education-renamed-school-professional-studies|title=Columbia University School of Continuing Education Renamed School of Professional Studies &#124; Columbia University School of Professional Studies|website=sps.columbia.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jason Wingard {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/jason-wingard|access-date=2021-02-12|website=sps.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref>


During the most recent academic year, 2019-2020, the school's 1,359 graduates represented 14.3 percent of the 9,194 master's degrees conferred across all of Columbia University's graduate and professional schools.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Columbia University: Degrees and Certificates Awarded, 2019-2020|url=https://opir.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Statistical%20Abstract/opir_degrees_awarded.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=March 1, 2021|website=Columbia Office of the Provost}}</ref>
During the 2021-2022 academic year, the school's 1,384 graduates represented 11.7 percent of the 11,836 postgraduate degrees conferred across all of Columbia University's graduate and professional schools.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Columbia University: Degrees and Certificates Awarded, 2019-2020|url=https://opir.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Statistical%20Abstract/opir_degrees_awarded.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=March 1, 2021|website=Columbia Office of the Provost|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519193544/https://opir.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/content/Statistical%20Abstract/opir_degrees_awarded.pdf |archive-date=2020-05-19 }}</ref>

==Academic Programs==
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{{As of|2020}}, the school offers graduate degrees in [[actuarial science]], [[analytics|applied analytics]], [[bioethics]], [[construction administration]], [[enterprise risk management]], [[human resource management|human capital management]], [[Master_of_Nonprofit_Organizations|nonprofit management]], [[knowledge management|information and knowledge strategy]], [[insurance|insurance management]], [[narrative medicine]], [[negotiation and conflict resolution]], [[sports management]], [[strategic communication]], [[sustainability management]], [[sustainability science]], [[technology management]], and [[wealth management]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/academics/all-programs|title=Academics All Programs &#124; Columbia University School of Professional Studies|website=sps.columbia.edu}}</ref>


==Student Outcomes==
==Academic programs==
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{{As of|2023}}, the school offers master's degrees in [[actuarial science]], [[analytics|applied analytics]], [[bioethics]], [[construction administration]], [[enterprise risk management]], [[human resource management|human capital management]], [[knowledge management|information and knowledge strategy]], [[insurance|insurance management]], [[narrative medicine]], [[negotiation and conflict resolution]], [[Master of Nonprofit Organizations|nonprofit management]], [[political analytics]], [[sport management]], [[strategic communication]], [[sustainability management]], [[sustainability science]], [[technology management]], and [[wealth management]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/academics/all-programs|title=Academics All Programs &#124; Columbia University School of Professional Studies|website=sps.columbia.edu}}</ref>


==Student outcomes==
The latest student outcomes released by Columbia's School of Professional Studies (SPS) in 2019 showed that 72% of students surveyed reported they were employed or continuing their education at the time they graduated (based on a sample of 82% of the total class).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=2019 Career Outcomes Annual Report|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/2020-05/20CDL126_Career_Outcomes_Report_2019_v09_spreads.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>


A sample of 2016 School of Professional Studies students showed a breakdown of income as follows:<ref>{{Cite web|title=2016 Career Report|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/2019-09/graduating-student-survey-2016.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
The latest career outcomes released by the school's Career Design Lab for 2022 showed that 73.5% of students surveyed reported they were employed at the time they graduated (based on a sample of 72% of the total class).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2022 Career Outcomes Annual Report |url=https://cdn.uconnectlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/122/2023/05/23CDL056_Career_Outcomes_Report_2022_v05.pdf |format=PDF}}</ref>


According to the report, postgraduates were earning an average annual base salary of $93,470.<ref name=":0" />
* Under $29,999: 17%
* $30,000–$49,000: 10%
* $50,000–$69,999: 25%
* $70,000–$89,999: 13%
* $90,000 or more: 35%


== Rankings ==
== Rankings ==


In 2020, the School's Negotiation and Conflict Resolution master's program was named the #1 Best Master’s in Negotiation and Conflict Management degrees in the United States by College Choice.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 16, 2020|title=Best Master's in Negotiation and Conflict Management Degrees|url=https://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/best-masters-in-negotiation-and-conflict-management-degrees/|url-status=live|access-date=February 28, 2021|website=College Choice}}</ref>
In 2020, the School's Negotiation and Conflict Resolution master's program was named the #1 Best Master's in Negotiation and Conflict Management degrees in the United States by College Choice.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 16, 2020|title=Best Master's in Negotiation and Conflict Management Degrees|url=https://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/best-masters-in-negotiation-and-conflict-management-degrees/|url-status=live|access-date=February 28, 2021|website=College Choice|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924121551/https://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/best-masters-in-negotiation-and-conflict-management-degrees/ |archive-date=2020-09-24 }}</ref>


In 2021, the School's Construction Administration master's program was ranked #1 and topped the list of 25 Best Master's in Construction Management, compiled by Great Business Schools. College Choice also ranked it #1 amongst the Best Master's Program in Construction Management.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 4, 2021|title=25 Best Master's in Construction Management for 2021|url=https://www.greatbusinessschools.org/best-construction-management-masters-programs/|url-status=live|access-date=August 26, 2021|website=Great Business Schools|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121203339/https://www.greatbusinessschools.org/best-construction-management-masters-programs/ |archive-date=2021-01-21 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 1, 2021|title=Best Master's in Construction Management|url=https://www.collegechoice.net/business/construction-management/best-masters-degrees/|url-status=live|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=College Choice|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827054137/https://www.collegechoice.net/business/construction-management/best-masters-degrees/ |archive-date=2021-08-27 }}</ref>
== Controversy ==
Some controversy has arisen following the re-branding of the school as the School of Professional Studies and its expansion. In 2017 and 2019 the Columbia Senate met to discuss whether the existence of the School of Professional Studies negatively impacted the university's reputation. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbia Senate Meeting 2017|url=http://senate.columbia.edu/archives/plenary/16-17/plenary_minutes_16-17/plenary_minutes_20170428.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Senate report questions SPS’s impact on University’s reputation|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2017/05/01/senate-report-questions-spss-impact-on-universitys-reputation/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Senate questions reputation, academic quality of School of Professional Studies at last plenary of year|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/05/06/senate-questions-reputation-academic-quality-of-school-of-professional-studies-at-last-plenary-of-year/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}</ref> The External Relations Committee at Columbia expressed concerns that SPS’s “proliferation of graduate degrees without academic oversight can threaten Columbia’s external brand and reputation.”<ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbia Senate Meeting 2017|url=http://senate.columbia.edu/archives/plenary/16-17/plenary_minutes_16-17/plenary_minutes_20170428.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Senate report questions SPS’s impact on University’s reputation|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2017/05/01/senate-report-questions-spss-impact-on-universitys-reputation/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}</ref> An ad hoc committee was formed by students and graduates after rumors surfaced that students in the Applied Analytics program were considering a lawsuit for what they believed was an inferior program. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbia Senate Meeting 2017|url=http://senate.columbia.edu/archives/plenary/16-17/plenary_minutes_16-17/plenary_minutes_20170428.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Senate report questions SPS’s impact on University’s reputation|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2017/05/01/senate-report-questions-spss-impact-on-universitys-reputation/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}</ref> In addition, other Columbia schools, such as the engineering school and the business school, have criticized SPS for offering programs that appear to overlap with programs already offered by their respective schools.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senate questions reputation, academic quality of School of Professional Studies at last plenary of year|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/05/06/senate-questions-reputation-academic-quality-of-school-of-professional-studies-at-last-plenary-of-year/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}</ref> The meeting in 2017 saw continued contentions upon the matter, where a statement unanimously endorsed by the External Relations Committee was presented to criticize the school's swell in graduate degrees without adequate academic oversight. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Columbia Senate Meeting 2017|url=http://senate.columbia.edu/archives/plenary/16-17/plenary_minutes_16-17/plenary_minutes_20170428.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Unfunded Mandate: Columbia College, Arts and Sciences, and the Bollinger Era|url=https://www.columbiaspectator.com/lead/2016/05/05/unfunded-mandate-columbia-college-arts-and-sciences-and-bollinger-era/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Senate questions reputation, academic quality of School of Professional Studies at last plenary of year|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2019/05/06/senate-questions-reputation-academic-quality-of-school-of-professional-studies-at-last-plenary-of-year/|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Senate report questions SPS’s impact on University’s reputation|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2017/05/01/senate-report-questions-spss-impact-on-universitys-reputation/|access-date=2021-03-01|website=Columbia Daily Spectator}}</ref>


In 2021, the School's Sustainability Management master's program was named #2 in the United States on Great Business Schools' list of the best Environmental & Sustainability Management Master's Programs.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-27|title=25 Best Master's in Environmental & Sustainability Management for 2021|url=https://www.greatbusinessschools.org/best-environmental-management-masters/|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Great Business Schools|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Notable Faculty==
==Notable faculty==
*[[Jeffrey Sachs]] – University Professor and Director of the Earth Institute, Faculty in the Bioethics Program<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jeffrey D. Sachs {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/jeffrey-d-sachs|access-date=2021-03-04|website=sps.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jeffrey Sachs]] – University Professor and Director of the Earth Institute, Faculty in the Bioethics Program<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jeffrey D. Sachs {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/jeffrey-d-sachs|access-date=2021-03-04|website=sps.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Rita Charon]] – Professor of Medicine, Founder and Executive Director of the Narrative Medicine Program<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rita Charon {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/rita-charon|access-date=2021-03-01|website=sps.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Rita Charon]] – Professor of Medicine, Founder and Executive Director of the Narrative Medicine Program<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rita Charon {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/rita-charon|access-date=2021-03-01|website=sps.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref>
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*[[Jason Wingard]] - Professor of Human Capital Management<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jason Wingard {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/jason-wingard|access-date=2021-03-01|website=sps.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jason Wingard]] - Professor of Human Capital Management<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jason Wingard {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/jason-wingard|access-date=2021-03-01|website=sps.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Robert Klitzman]] - Academic Director, M.S. in Bioethics Program <ref>{{Cite web|title=Robert Klitzman, M.D. {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/robert-klitzman-md|access-date=2021-03-02|website=sps.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Robert Klitzman]] - Academic Director, M.S. in Bioethics Program <ref>{{Cite web|title=Robert Klitzman, M.D. {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies|url=https://sps.columbia.edu/faculty/robert-klitzman-md|access-date=2021-03-02|website=sps.columbia.edu|language=en}}</ref>
*[[Geovanny Vicente]] - Associate lecturer, M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management Program <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://directory.columbia.edu/people/uni?code=gv2317|title = Columbia University: Directory}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==


*[[Andrew Hawkins]] – Retired NFL Player, M.S. 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/05/19/nfl-andrew-hawkins-columbia-university-graduation|title=Andrew Hawkins: Just as Smart as I Am Quick|first=Kalyn|last=Kahler|website=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>
*[[Kira Peikoff]] – Journalist and Author (Bioethics '15)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leapsmag.com/author/kira/|title=Kira Peikoff, Author at leapsmag}}</ref>
*[[Andrew Hawkins]] – Former NFL player (Sports Management '17)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kahler |first=Kalyn |title=Andrew Hawkins: Just as Smart as I Am Quick |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/05/19/nfl-andrew-hawkins-columbia-university-graduation |website=Sports Illustrated}}</ref>
*[[Kira Peikoff]] – Journalist and Author, M.S. 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leapsmag.com/author/kira/|title=Kira Peikoff, Author at leapsmag}}</ref>
*Steven Bandrowczak – CEO of [[Xerox]] (Technology Management '19)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steven Bandrowczak: This Xerox President Went from Mentor to Master’s Student {{!}} Columbia University School of Professional Studies |url=https://sps.columbia.edu/news/steven-bandrowczak-xerox-president-went-mentor-masters-student |access-date=2023-08-31 |website=sps.columbia.edu |language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Columbia University School of Professional Studies
TypePrivate graduate school
Established1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Parent institution
Columbia University
DeanTroy Eggers
Postgraduates4,021 (Fall 2022)[1]
Location
New York
,
New York
,
United States
CampusUrban
Websitesps.columbia.edu

The School of Professional Studies (SPS) is one of the seventeen schools comprising Columbia University.[2] It offers eighteen master's degrees programs, certificate programs, pre-college programs, graduate school preparation, summer courses, postbaccalaureate studies, auditing programs, executive education, and English as a second language programs.[3]

History

[edit]

The predecessor of the School of Professional Studies was first established as the Division of Special Programs in 1995 and offered several non-degree and summer programs.[4]

Over the next five years the school expanded to offer programs focused in graduate preparation and career advancement. In 2002, the university's board of trustees granted final approval for the creation of the School of Continuing Education, the first new school at Columbia in 50 years. With this new status, the School became both a Faculty and a Department of Instruction in the Arts and Sciences, and was granted authority to offer the Master of Science degree. In the course of 2002–2006 it expanded its graduate offerings to eight M.S. Programs. A cross‑enrollment agreement with Union Theological Seminary was also established in 2002. [4]

In 2015, the School's incoming Dean, Jason Wingard announced that the School of Continuing Education was renamed the School of Professional Studies.[5][6]

During the 2021-2022 academic year, the school's 1,384 graduates represented 11.7 percent of the 11,836 postgraduate degrees conferred across all of Columbia University's graduate and professional schools.[7]

Academic programs

[edit]

As of 2023, the school offers master's degrees in actuarial science, applied analytics, bioethics, construction administration, enterprise risk management, human capital management, information and knowledge strategy, insurance management, narrative medicine, negotiation and conflict resolution, nonprofit management, political analytics, sport management, strategic communication, sustainability management, sustainability science, technology management, and wealth management.[8]

Student outcomes

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The latest career outcomes released by the school's Career Design Lab for 2022 showed that 73.5% of students surveyed reported they were employed at the time they graduated (based on a sample of 72% of the total class).[9]

According to the report, postgraduates were earning an average annual base salary of $93,470.[9]

Rankings

[edit]

In 2020, the School's Negotiation and Conflict Resolution master's program was named the #1 Best Master's in Negotiation and Conflict Management degrees in the United States by College Choice.[10]

In 2021, the School's Construction Administration master's program was ranked #1 and topped the list of 25 Best Master's in Construction Management, compiled by Great Business Schools. College Choice also ranked it #1 amongst the Best Master's Program in Construction Management.[11][12]

In 2021, the School's Sustainability Management master's program was named #2 in the United States on Great Business Schools' list of the best Environmental & Sustainability Management Master's Programs.[13]

Notable faculty

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  • Jeffrey Sachs – University Professor and Director of the Earth Institute, Faculty in the Bioethics Program[14]
  • Rita Charon – Professor of Medicine, Founder and Executive Director of the Narrative Medicine Program[15]
  • Peter T. Coleman – Professor of Psychology and Education, Lecturer in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution[16]
  • Jason Wingard - Professor of Human Capital Management[17]
  • Robert Klitzman - Academic Director, M.S. in Bioethics Program [18]
  • Geovanny Vicente - Associate lecturer, M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management Program [19]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Columbia University Office of the Provost. "Fall Headcount Enrollment by School, 2013-2022" (pdf).
  2. ^ "The School | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu.
  3. ^ "Academics | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  4. ^ a b "The School Our History | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  5. ^ "Columbia University School of Continuing Education Renamed School of Professional Studies | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu.
  6. ^ "Jason Wingard | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  7. ^ "Columbia University: Degrees and Certificates Awarded, 2019-2020" (PDF). Columbia Office of the Provost. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-05-19. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "Academics All Programs | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu.
  9. ^ a b "2022 Career Outcomes Annual Report" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Best Master's in Negotiation and Conflict Management Degrees". College Choice. December 16, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "25 Best Master's in Construction Management for 2021". Great Business Schools. August 4, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "Best Master's in Construction Management". College Choice. July 1, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "25 Best Master's in Environmental & Sustainability Management for 2021". Great Business Schools. 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  14. ^ "Jeffrey D. Sachs | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  15. ^ "Rita Charon | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  16. ^ "Peter T. Coleman | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  17. ^ "Jason Wingard | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  18. ^ "Robert Klitzman, M.D. | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  19. ^ "Columbia University: Directory".
  20. ^ "Kira Peikoff, Author at leapsmag".
  21. ^ Kahler, Kalyn. "Andrew Hawkins: Just as Smart as I Am Quick". Sports Illustrated.
  22. ^ "Steven Bandrowczak: This Xerox President Went from Mentor to Master's Student | Columbia University School of Professional Studies". sps.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
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