by our College Data Analytics TeamArts & Media Management is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Columbia College Chicago. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in media management, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Columbia paid an average of $919 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-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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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Media Management students who received their bachelor’s degree at Columbia took out an average of $26,550 in student loans. That is 5% higher than the national average of $25,369.
media management who receive their bachelor’s degree from Columbia make an average of $28,895 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% higher than the national average of $25,734.
Columbia does not offer an online option for its media management 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.
Women made up around 65.1% of the media management students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 58.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.2% of the media management bachelor’s degrees at Columbia in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 57 |
| International Students | 14 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Arts & Media Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management | 12 |
| Fine & Studio Arts Management | 29 |
| Music Management | 53 |
| Theatre/Theatre Arts Management | 12 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dance | 13 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 272 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 157 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 312 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 23 |
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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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