by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Dance. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Dance is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Columbia College Chicago. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in dance, 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 #159 on College Factual's Best Schools for dance list. It is also ranked #4 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Columbia.
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. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are 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 factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Dance students who received their bachelor’s degree at Columbia took out an average of $27,071 in student loans. That is 9% higher than the national average of $24,777.
The median early career salary of dance students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Columbia is $22,094 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $20,472.
Online degrees for the Columbia dance bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
About 84.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in dance in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 88.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 69.2% of the dance bachelor’s degrees at Columbia in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Dance students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Dance | 13 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design & Applied Arts | 272 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 157 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 312 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 23 |
| Music | 56 |
*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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