Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago is a private college in Chicago, IL. Its average net price is $36,529 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $32,185 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $32,183 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $34,435 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $39,200 |
| $110,001 and up | $44,486 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $40,125 |
| 8 years after entry | $46,007 |
| 10 years after entry | $48,427 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| American Sign Language | $37,067 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $39,601 n=127 | $23,839 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $31,949 Small program - rough guide n=79 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,206 National median for this major n=168,652 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art | Not published | Not published |
| Computer Programming | $63,496 National median for this major n=1,924 | Not published |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $48,533 National median for this major n=3,677 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $38,905 n=380 | $26,219 n=370 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $27,894 n=243 | $26,500 n=197 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $30,716 n=292 | $26,000 n=308 |
| Graphic Communications | $28,397 n=263 | $27,000 n=209 |
| Journalism | $40,991 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=45 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Marketing | $43,402 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $24,225 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | Not published |
| Music | $25,208 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $43,908 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $24,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $33,537 n=100 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $26,973 Small program - rough guide n=63 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $33,028 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | Not published |
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