\documentclass[twocolumn]{article}
\usepackage{subcaption,graphicx}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\lipsum[1]
%first three figures
\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
\begin{subfigure}{.3\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-a}
\caption{Level 1}
\end{subfigure}%
\hfill
\begin{subfigure}{.3\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-b}
\caption{Level 2}
\end{subfigure}%
\hfill
\begin{subfigure}{.3\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-c}
\caption{Level 3}
\end{subfigure}
\caption{some caption text}
\end{figure}
%second single figure
\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
\begin{subfigure}{\columnwidth}
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image-a}
\caption{Level 1}
\end{subfigure}%
\caption{some caption text}
\end{figure}
\lipsum[2-7]
\end{document}