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Journalism at Columbia College Chicago

If you plan to study journalism, take a look at what Columbia College Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,769 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 43 journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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

Columbia Journalism Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism

Columbia Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism 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 journalism major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Journalism. 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
Most Focused Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 22
Most Focused Journalism Master’s Degree Schools 63
Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools 63
Most Popular Journalism Schools 81
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 125
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools 128
Best Journalism Schools 129
Best Value Journalism Schools 138

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in journalism from Columbia. This is the #63 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Columbia Journalism Graduates

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $30,841. This is less than $31,781, which is the national average of all journalism majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Journalism Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Journalism Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Columbia. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in journalism at Columbia are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its journalism 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 journalism.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 22
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism 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
Editors 3,830 $62,590
Photographers 2,600 $36,290
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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