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Communication & Media Studies at Columbia College Chicago

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Communication & Media Studies at Columbia College Chicago

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Columbia College Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,769. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from Columbia.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 2
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 43
96
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 106
Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 110
263
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools 357
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 363
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools 543
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 573
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Schools 632
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 737

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in communications from Columbia. This makes it the #107 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

80% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 communications students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at Columbia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Columbia Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 communications majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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In the communications master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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