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Dance at Columbia College Chicago

If you plan to study Dance, you may want to check out the program at Columbia College Chicago. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Columbia College Chicago sits in Chicago, IL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 20 dance degrees were awarded at Columbia College Chicago.

Online Class Availability at Columbia College Chicago

Online coursework is an option at Columbia College Chicago. Among 5,570 students, 37 (1%) studied exclusively online and 1,869 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Dance Rankings at Columbia College Chicago

Use these rankings to compare Columbia College Chicago’s Dance program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#2 of 2
Best Value	Illinois	#2 of 2
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#10 of 11
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#11 of 11
Best Value	Nationwide	#73 of 97
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#91 of 97

Earnings for Dance Graduates from Columbia College Chicago

Those who finish Columbia College Chicago’s Dance program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$20,411
2 years	$21,964
3 years	$25,046
4 years	$24,374
5 years	$28,579

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Dance graduates from Columbia College Chicago earn a median of $24,374, compared with $38,749 for all Columbia College Chicago graduates — about 37% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Dance graduates from Columbia College Chicago is $27,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Dance graduates at Columbia College Chicago, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Dance graduates at Columbia College Chicago are 95% women (19) and 5% men (1).

Dance Bachelor’s Program at Columbia College Chicago

Of the 20 bachelor’s dance graduates at Columbia College Chicago, 95% were women (19) and 5% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Dance bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia College Chicago.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	7
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of Dance bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia College Chicago, above the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Dance Concentrations at Columbia College Chicago

The Dance program at Columbia College Chicago offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Dance	20

Highest-Paying Careers for Dance Graduates

Those who complete Dance program at Columbia College Chicago pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Dance graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Choreographers	$109,380
Dancers	$74,180
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$46,983

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.