Writing Studies at Columbia College Chicago

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

Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,769 students attend the school each year.

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

Columbia Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

Columbia Writing Studies Rankings

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

Writing Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of writing bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its writing 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 writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Columbia Writing Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of writing master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in writing each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Columbia, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the writing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Writing Studies

If you plan to be a writing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia College Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Creative Writing	69

Related Majors

• General English Literature

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing 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
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710
Technical Writers	1,460	$69,320

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.