Columbia College Chicago (Columbia College Chicago) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Chicago, IL.

It offers 19 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 1 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $2,464.

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.

You can find Columbia College Chicago's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $2,464. It offers nineteen (19) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameColumbia College Chicago
TypeFour-year, 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 19 Graduate Programs
18 Master's, 1 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Columbia College Chicago

The following tables 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 $1,270.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$1,270
Fees$1,194
Cost per Credit$1,270
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

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Columbia College Chicago offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 19 major areas - 18 Master's, 1 Post-Bachelor's.

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
Total98---
Men33---
Women65---

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing29 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Interior Design NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Acting5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Film/Cinema/Video Studies7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Cinematography and Film/Video Production NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Photography3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Intermedia/Multimedia5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music (other)14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine and Studio Arts Management16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Movement Therapy and Movement Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Corporate Communications10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Columbia College Chicago graduate schools have a total of 243 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 94 male and 149 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 198 full-time and 45 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 2 students enrolled through online exclusively and 48 students are taking some online graduate courses.

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 Gender Distribution
Total243
Men94
Women149
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total243
Full-time Students198
Part-time Students45
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total243
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian7
Black38
Hispanic27
White104
Two or more races7
Un-Known3

Online Population

At Columbia College Chicago graduate schools, 2 students enrolled online exclusively and 48 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment222
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses48
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses172
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2
Illinois Resident2
Other State In U.S.-
Outside of U.S.0