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Visual & Performing Arts at Columbia College Chicago

Visual & Performing Arts at Columbia College Chicago

If you are interested in studying visual & performing arts, you may want to check out the program at Columbia College Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
  • Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Visual & Performing Arts. 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.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at Columbia College Chicago.

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual & performing arts 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 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & performing arts 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 visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 37
Black or African American 81
Hispanic or Latino 155
White 408
International Students 40
Other Races/Ethnicities 49

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

60% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of visual & performing arts master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in visual & performing arts each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a master's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 26
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

The following visual & performing arts concentations are available at Columbia College Chicago. 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
Design & Applied Arts 271
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 234
Drama & Theater Arts 155
Arts & Media Management 102
Music 71
Fine & Studio Arts 32
Dance 14

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & performing arts 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
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Graphic Designers 11,700 $56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Professors 3,040 $66,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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