Journalism at Columbia College Chicago
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.
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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.
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
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.
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.
Related Majors
- Communication & Media Studies
- Public Relations & Advertising
- Radio, Television & Digital Communication
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.
- 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.
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