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Undergraduate Writing Studies at Columbia College Chicago

Here is an overview of this program at Columbia College Chicago. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. At its best it places at #5 out of 6 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Columbia College Chicago Undergraduate Writing Studies Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, Columbia College Chicago highly for writing studies, ranked #212 out of 236 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Schools	212 of 236
Best Writing Studies Schools in Illinois	8 of 9
Best Writing Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region	28 of 31

Undergraduate Writing Studies Degrees at Columbia College Chicago

Here is each degree level offered in writing studies at Columbia College Chicago, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	36
Master’s	16

Columbia College Chicago Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Columbia College Chicago conferred 36 bachelor’s degrees in writing studies.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Columbia College Chicago is a solid choice among schools offering writing studies at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #5 out of 6 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	24
Best Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132

Salary of Writing Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Writing Studies majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Columbia College Chicago go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $36,106 a year. This is below $38,749, the median for all majors at Columbia College Chicago.

Student Debt of Writing Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at Columbia College Chicago, writing studies students borrow a median amount of $27,000 in student loans. This is higher than $26,557, the typical median for all majors at Columbia College Chicago.

Columbia College Chicago Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$26,610	$32,272
Fees	$1,816	$1,816

Find out more about Columbia College Chicago tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 28% of writing studies bachelor’s degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

The majority of writing studies bachelor’s degree graduates at Columbia College Chicago are White. Roughly 47% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a bachelor’s in writing studies.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	17
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Creative Writing (Bachelor’s)

Columbia College Chicago granted 36 bachelor’s completions in creative writing in the latest year of data — 72% to women and 28% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (47%).

• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois — #3
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #13
• Best Creative Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #80

Graduate Study in Writing Studies at Columbia College Chicago

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at Columbia College Chicago. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Writing Studies	16

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License More about our data sources and methodologies.