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. Of the 1,335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College Chicago in 2021, 50 of them were writing studies majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	28
Most Focused Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	54
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	143
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	145
	159
Best Writing Studies Schools	241
	268

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in writing from Columbia. This makes it the #54 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Columbia Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $19,356. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,021 for all writing students.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students earned a bachelor's degree in writing from Columbia. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing 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 9% 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	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Columbia Writing Studies Master’s Program

The writing program at Columbia awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from Columbia, 53% 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 42% 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	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.