by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Retail Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Business Administration & Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Columbia College Chicago. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in business administration, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Columbia was ranked #1,214 on College Factual's Best Schools for business administration list. It is also ranked #45 in Illinois.
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Part-time undergraduates at Columbia paid an average of $919 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $26,610 | $26,610 |
| Fees | $1,176 | $1,176 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,456 | $16,456 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,856 | $2,856 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Business Administration students who received their bachelor’s degree at Columbia took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 4% higher than the national average of $25,962.
The median early career salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Columbia is $36,016 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $40,105.
Columbia does not offer an online option for its business administration bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2019-2020, 96.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.9%.
Around 43.3% of business administration bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Business Administration & Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Retail Management | 30 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business administration and management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marketing | 27 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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