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Music at Columbia College Chicago

61 Bachelor's Degrees
10 Master's Degrees
#198 Overall Quality
The Music major is part of the visual & performing arts program at Columbia College Chicago.

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how Columbia ranks in comparison to other schools with music programs.

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Music Degrees Available at Columbia

Columbia Music Rankings

The bachelor's program at Columbia was ranked #198 on College Factual's Best Schools for music list. It is also ranked #11 in Illinois.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Music 11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music 11
Best Music Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 67
Best Music Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 69
Best Music Colleges for Veterans 120
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 126
Best Music Master’s Degree Schools 138
Best Music Graduate Degree Schools 145
Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 183
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Music Graduates 187
Best Music Schools 198
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid) 203
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 203
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 209
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 212
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 220
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 225
Best Value Colleges for Music 240
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music 300
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 336
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (With Aid) 341
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 346
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 347
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income Over $110k) 370
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 373
Best Value Colleges for Music (With Aid) 376
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $30-$48k) 378
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $0-$30k) 381
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 384
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Graduates 402
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $48-$75k) 405
Best Value Colleges for Music (Income $75-$110k) 419
Highest Paid Music Graduates 422

Popularity of Music at Columbia

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Columbia College Chicago handed out 61 bachelor's degrees in music. This is an increase of 9% over the previous year when 56 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in music from Columbia. This makes it the #153 most popular school for music master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Music Graduates from Columbia Make?

$18,502 Bachelor's Median Salary

Salary of Music Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

Music majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Columbia go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $18,502 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $24,982 for all music students.

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How Much Student Debt Do Music Graduates from Columbia Have?

$27,000 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of Music Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

While getting their bachelor's degree at Columbia, music students borrow a median amount of $27,000 in student loans. This is higher than the the typical median of $26,000 for all music majors across the country.

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The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the music program at Columbia is $610 per month.

Columbia Music Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at Columbia College Chicago.

Columbia Music Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music from Columbia. About 61% were men and 39% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Columbia are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 57% of students 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 music.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 35
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 1

Columbia Music Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Music from Columbia in 2020-2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a master's in music.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
Non-Resident Aliens 2
Other Races 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 271
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 234
Drama & Theater Arts 155
Arts & Media Management 102
Fine & Studio Arts 32

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