Design & Applied Arts at Columbia College Chicago
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 Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.
Columbia Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Design
Columbia Design & Applied Arts Rankings
The design major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Design & Applied 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.
Design Student Demographics at Columbia
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Columbia College Chicago.
Columbia Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its design 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 design.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 20 |
| Black or African American | 29 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 |
| White | 100 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts
If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 |
|---|---|
| Fashion Design | 85 |
| Graphic Design | 69 |
| Game & Interactive Media Design | 50 |
| Illustration | 39 |
| Interior Design | 25 |
| Commercial & Advertising Art | 3 |
Related Majors
Careers That Design Grads May Go Into
A degree in design 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Designers | 11,700 | $56,890 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Professors | 3,940 | $68,360 |
| Professors | 3,040 | $66,970 |
| Photographers | 2,600 | $36,290 |
| Interior Designers | 2,250 | $52,150 |
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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