Columbia College Chicago (Columbia College Chicago) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Chicago, IL.
It offers 20 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 2 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $2,544.
A total of 148 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,570 students at Columbia College Chicago. Columbia College Chicago offers online graduate programs and 5 out of 148 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Columbia College Chicago's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $2,544. It offers twenty (20) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Columbia College Chicago |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 600 South Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL |
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| Graduate School Students | 185 students
5 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $2,544 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 20 Graduate Programs
18 Master's, 2 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Columbia College Chicago
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $2,544 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,334.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $1,334 |
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| Fees | $1,210 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,334 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,900 |
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| Room & Board | $20,629 (On-Campus) / $23,400 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,290 (On-Campus) / $3,290 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $28,363 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $31,134 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $2,350 | $2,350 | $2,385 | $2,464 | $2,544 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Columbia College Chicago offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 20 major areas - 18 Master's, 2 Post-Bachelor's.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 55 | - | - | - |
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| Men | 26 | - | - | - |
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| Women | 29 | - | - | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Communication | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Journalism | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Creative Writing | 12 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Columbia College Chicago graduate schools have a total of 185 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 81 male and 104 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 133 full-time and 52 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 5 students enrolled through online exclusively and 17 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 67 White, 34 Black, and 3 Asian students are attending at Columbia College Chicago. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 185 |
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| Men | 81 |
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| Women | 104 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 185 |
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| Full-time Students | 133 |
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| Part-time Students | 52 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 185 |
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| Asian | 3 |
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| Black | 34 |
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| Hispanic | 18 |
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| White | 67 |
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| Two or more races | 5 |
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| Un-Known | 3 |
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Online Population
At Columbia College Chicago graduate schools, 5 students enrolled online exclusively and 17 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 148 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 5 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 17 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 126 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 5 |
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| Illinois Resident | 3 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 1 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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