2024 Graduate 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 prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,249.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
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 (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$2,320$2,350$2,350$2,385$2,464

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 Graduate ProgramsTotal 18 Graduate Programs
17 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

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'sDoctorate Post-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.
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Movement Therapy and Movement Education- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Journalism- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing22 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Interior Design- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Acting1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video Studies13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Photography9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Intermedia/Multimedia7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music (other)13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine and Studio Arts Management20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Management- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Movement Therapy and Movement Education1 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED

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 school, 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
Total243
Men Students94
Women Students149
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total243
Full-time Students198
Part-time Students45
By race/ethnicity 104 White, 38 Black, and 7 Asian students are attending at Columbia College Chicago. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total243
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian7
Black38
Hispanic27
White104
Two or more races7
Un-Known3

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