Dance at Columbia College Chicago
If you plan to study dance, take a look at what Columbia College Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,769.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dance section at the bottom of this page.
Columbia Dance Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Dance
Columbia Dance Rankings
The dance major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dance. 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.
Dance Student Demographics at Columbia
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dance majors at Columbia College Chicago.
Columbia Dance Bachelor’s Program
About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dance 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 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dance 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 dance.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Dance
The following dance concentations are available at Columbia College Chicago. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia College Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| General Dance | 14 |
Related Majors
- Fine & Studio Arts
- Music
- Arts & Media Management
- Drama & Theater Arts
- Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Careers That Dance Grads May Go Into
A degree in dance 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 3,940 | $68,360 |
| Choreographers | 80 | $35,490 |
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.
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