Graduate Programs at Columbia College Chicago

Graduate School Overview

Columbia College Chicago is a Private, 4 years school located in Chicago, IL.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1974 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Columbia College Chicago Directory Information
School Name	Columbia College Chicago
Address	600 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605-1996
Phone	312-369-1000
Web	https://www.colum.edu
Online Application	https://www.colum.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.colum.edu/columbia-central/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Columbia College Chicago is $2,464 in average. The school has 222 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 6,646 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 73 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$2,464
Student Population	222
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	73 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Columbia College Chicago is $2,464 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,209.

Columbia College Chicago offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$1,209
Required Fees	$1,176
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,209

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Not Offered
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Columbia College Chicago is $2,464. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.31% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$1,151	$1,086
2019-2020	$1,174	$1,146
2020-2021	$1,174	$1,176
2021-2022	$1,174	$1,176
2022-2023	$1,209	$1,176
2023-2024	$1,270	$1,194

The graduate school tuition & fees of Columbia College Chicago is very inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in Illinois. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Illinois graduate tuition is $18,738 (public) / $21,100 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Columbia College Chicago	$2,464
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Illinois Graduate Schools	$18,871	$20,166
Public	$11,992	$18,738
Private	$21,100

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,968 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Columbia College Chicago.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -4.87% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $25,130. Off-campus living costs are increased by 19.72% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$14,012	$2,856	$14,012	$2,856
2019-2020	$16,000	$2,856	$16,000	$2,856
2020-2021	$16,456	$2,856	$16,456	$2,856
2021-2022	$16,456	$2,856	$16,456	$2,856
2022-2023	$18,000	$2,990	$18,000	$2,990
2023-2024	$16,838	$3,130	$22,000	$3,130

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,249 at Columbia College Chicago. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.31% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,151
2019-2020	$1,174
2020-2021	$1,174
2021-2022	$1,174
2022-2023	$1,209
2023-2024	$1,249

Graduate Programs at Columbia College Chicago

Columbia College Chicago offers 18 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 111 students have completed their study at Columbia College Chicago.

Offered Degrees at Columbia College Chicago
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	17	111
Post Bachelor's Degree	1	0
Total	18	111

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Columbia College Chicago by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Movement Therapy and Movement Education program with 0 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Creative Writing program with 22 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Columbia College Chicago
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Movement Therapy and Movement Education	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Columbia College Chicago
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Creative Writing	✕	22	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✕	20	-
Music (other)	✕	13	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	✕	13	$32,000
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	✕	11	$36,000

Columbia College Chicago offers 18 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 111 students have completed their graduate studies.

111 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Communication	✕	6	-
Journalism	✕	-	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	22	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	82 completers	-
Interior Design	✕	-	-
Acting	✕	1	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	✕	13	$32,000
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	-	-
Photography	✕	9	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	8	-
Intermedia/Multimedia	✕	7	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Music (other)	✕	13	-
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	✕	11	$36,000
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✕	20	-
Music Management	✕	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Movement Therapy and Movement Education	✕	1	-
	Total	111

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Movement Therapy and Movement Education	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Columbia College Chicago

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 222 students enrolled into Columbia College Chicago graduate schools where it has total 6,646 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 177 full-time and 45 part-time graduate students. By gender, 89 male and 133 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	222	89	133
Full-time	177	72	105
Part-tme	45	17	28

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 82 White (36.94%), 39 Black/African American (17.57%), 21 Hispanic (9.46%), 8 Asian (3.60%), and 72 students with other races. 62 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	222	89	133
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	8	5	3
Black/African American	39	12	27
Hispanic	21	9	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	82	32	50
Two More	5	3	2
Un-Known	4	2	2
Non-resident Alien	62	25	37

Columbia College Chicago offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2 graduate students (0.90% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 48 graduate students (21.62% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	222
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2
Enrolled Some Online Courses	48
Not in Online Courses	172

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