Graduate School Tuition at Columbia College Chicago

Columbia College Chicago is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Chicago, IL. It offers 18 graduate programs - 17 Master's, and 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $2,464 for all graduate students. A total of 222 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,646 students at Columbia College Chicago.
Columbia College Chicago offers online graduate programs and 2 out of 222 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Writing program has the highest salary ($39,600) after graduation and the Master's Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $36,000 average salary.
You can find Columbia College Chicago's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

Columbia College Chicago is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Chicago, Illinois. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $2,464. It offers eighteen (18) graduate programs.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameColumbia College Chicago
Typefour-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address600 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL
Graduate School Students243 students
2 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$2,464
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 18 Graduate Programs
17 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Columbia College Chicago with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
The tuition & fees is $2,464 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,249.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$1,270
Fees$1,194
Cost per Credit$1,249
Books & Supplies$1,800
Room & Board$16,838 (On-Campus) / $22,000 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,130 (On-Campus) / $3,130 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$24,232
Off-Campus Total$29,394
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$2,320$2,350$2,350$2,385$2,464

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Columbia College Chicago offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 18 major areas - 17 Master's , 1 Post-Bachelor'.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total111---
Men39---
Women72---
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Movement Therapy and Movement Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Journalism NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Interior Design NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Acting1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Film/Cinema/Video Studies13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $32,000 - -
Cinematography and Film/Video Production NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Photography9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Fine/Studio Arts8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Intermedia/Multimedia7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music (other)13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $36,000 - -
Fine and Studio Arts Management20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Movement Therapy and Movement Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 6,736 students enrolled in Columbia College Chicago including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 243 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 94 male and 149 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 198 full-time and 45 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 2 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 48 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total243198 45
Men Students9484 10
Women Students149114 35
By race/ethnicity 104 White, 38 Black, and 7 Asian students are attending at Columbia College Chicago. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total243 94149
American Indian or Native American1 10
Asian4 338
Black38 929
Hispanic27 1116
White104 3866
Tow or More Races7 34
Race Unknown3 12

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