The main focus area for this major is Acoustics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Physics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Columbia College Chicago. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in physics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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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. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
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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physics who receive their bachelor’s degree from Columbia make an average of $61,516 a year during the early days of their career. That is 55% higher than the national average of $39,724.
Columbia does not offer an online option for its physics 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 physics in 2019-2020, none of them were women.
None of the physics bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Physics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Acoustics | 3 |
*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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