Drama & Theater Arts at Columbia College Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a theater school? To help you decide if Columbia College Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's theater program.

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 Drama & Theater Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Drama & Theater Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Theater
• Master’s Degree in Theater

Columbia Drama & Theater Arts Rankings

The theater major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Drama & Theater 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.

Theater Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the theater majors at Columbia College Chicago.

Columbia Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of theater bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in theater at Columbia are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	100
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Columbia Drama & Theater Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of theater master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a theater master's degree from Columbia, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Drama & Theater Arts

The following theater 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
Acting	51
Comedy Writing and Performance	42
Musical Theater	30
Theater Arts	15
Theater Design & Technology	12
Directing & Theatrical Production	3
Playwriting & Screenwriting	2

Related Majors

• Dance
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music
• Arts & Media Management
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Careers That Theater Grads May Go Into

A degree in theater 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
Producers and Directors	2,950	$77,960
Writers and Authors	1,880	$68,710

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.