Acting at Columbia College Chicago

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a acting school? To help you decide if Columbia College Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's acting 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 Acting section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Acting Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Acting
Master’s Degree in Acting

Columbia Acting Rankings

The acting major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Acting. 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.

Acting Student Demographics at Columbia

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

Columbia Acting Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of acting bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in acting 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 acting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Columbia Acting Master’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a acting 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 acting.

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

Careers That Acting Grads May Go Into

A degree in acting 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

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
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