Photojournalism at Columbia College Chicago

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a photojournalism school? To help you decide if Columbia College Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's photojournalism program.

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 Photojournalism section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Photojournalism Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Photojournalism

Columbia Photojournalism Rankings

The photojournalism major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Photojournalism. 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.

Photojournalism Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Photojournalism Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of photojournalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical photojournalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in photojournalism at Columbia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its photojournalism 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 photojournalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

General Journalism

Careers That Photojournalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in photojournalism 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
Photographers	2,600	$36,290
Reporters and Correspondents	1,260	$53,610
Film and Video Editors	300	$64,820

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
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