Communication & Media Studies at Columbia College Chicago

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at Columbia College Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,769.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

Columbia Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Communications Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Columbia College Chicago.

Columbia Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communications bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a bachelor's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Columbia Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communications master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in communications each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia College Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communications	25

Related Majors

• Public Relations & Advertising
• Journalism
• Radio, Television & Digital Communication

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Columbia College Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Public Relations Specialists	7,360	$66,220
Editors	3,830	$62,590
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Communications Professors	1,810	$78,810
Reporters and Correspondents	1,260	$53,610

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.