Visual & Performing Arts at Columbia College Chicago

Every visual and performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual and performing arts program at Columbia College Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 6,769 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 837 visual and performing arts majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the visual and performing arts progam at Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 visual and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Schools	86
	285
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	296
Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools	333
	430
	459

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from Columbia. This makes it the #104 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

The visual and performing arts program at Columbia awarded 837 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical visual and performing arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and 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 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and 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 and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	60
Black or African American	104
Hispanic or Latino	131
White	450
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

Columbia Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a master's degree in visual and performing arts from Columbia. About 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and 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.

• 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.