Musical Theater at Columbia College Chicago
If you plan to study musical theater, 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 Musical Theater section at the bottom of this page.
Columbia Musical Theater Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Musical Theatre
Columbia Musical Theater Rankings
The musical theatre major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Musical Theater. 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.
Musical Theatre Student Demographics at Columbia
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the musical theatre majors at Columbia College Chicago.
Columbia Musical Theater Bachelor’s Program
About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in musical theatre at Columbia are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its musical theatre 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 musical theatre.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| White | 22 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Related Majors
- Playwriting & Screenwriting
- Directing & Theatrical Production
- Theater Design & Technology
- Theater Arts
- Comedy Writing and Performance
Careers That Musical Theatre Grads May Go Into
A degree in musical theatre 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 |
| Music Directors and Composers | 370 | $40,220 |
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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More about our data sources and methodologies.
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