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Media Arts at Columbia College Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a school for Media Arts, consider the program at Columbia College Chicago. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia College Chicago sits in Chicago, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 13 media arts degrees were granted at Columbia College Chicago.

Studying Online at Columbia College Chicago

Online coursework is an option at Columbia College Chicago. Among 5,570 students, 37 (1%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,869 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Media Arts graduates at Columbia College Chicago, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Media Arts graduates at Columbia College Chicago are 85% women (11) and 15% men (2).

Media Arts Bachelor’s Program at Columbia College Chicago

Of the 13 bachelor’s media arts degrees awarded at Columbia College Chicago, 85% were women (11) and 15% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Media Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia College Chicago.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	5
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of Media Arts bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia College Chicago, above the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Media Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Media Arts program at Columbia College Chicago work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Media Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,171

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.