2022 Rankings for Columbia College Chicago
Any Columbia bachelor's degree rankings and awards from College Factual will be listed on this page.
Top Rankings for Columbia:
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#1 out of 60 |
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Ranking Highlights
How Columbia Ranks in College Factual's Best Quality Rankings
#296
Best Health Professions Schools
#11
Best Audiovisual Communications Schools
#5
Best Recording Arts Technology/Technician Schools
Top Ranked Majors
Columbia has 11 top ranked majors.
The best ranking is for Health Professions students.
Some of the factors that go into the Best Health Professions Schools Ranking include major focus and popularity, as well as the salaries of graduates.
All rankings are listed in the table below:
How Columbia Ranks for Value
#209
Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money
#41
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions
#13
Best Value Master's Degree Colleges for Health Professions
Honorable Mention in Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money Ranking
#209 out of 1,301 for overall value.
This makes Columbia a top 20% school for overall value.
The Best Value Schools for a Master’s Ranking helps students discover their best college education for the money.
Best for the Money Majors
Columbia has 46 best value majors.
The best ranking is for Health Professions students.
The Best Value Colleges for Health Professions Ranking is a ranking for the highest quality majors for the most affordable cost.
The best 15 rankings are listed below:
How Columbia Ranks for Veterans
#404
Best Colleges for Veterans
#11
Best Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
#60
Best Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Honorable Mention in Best Colleges for Veterans Ranking
#404 out of 2,459.
This makes Columbia a top 20% school for U.S. service members.
The Top Schools for Veterans Ranking was created to help veterans and active duty military find a quality education catered to their needs.
Top Ranked Majors
Columbia has 46 top ranked majors for veterans.
The best ranking is for vets studying Health Professions.
The Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans Ranking was created to help veterans and active-duty military find the best degree choice for them.
The best 15 rankings are listed below:
Other Rankings
#1
Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates
#17
Highest Paid Physical Sciences Graduates
#1
Highest Paid Movement & Mind-Body Therapies Graduates
Columbia has earned:
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17 highest paid major rankings.
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210 popular major rankings.
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260 most focused major rankings.
Highest Paid Awards
Their best ranking for highest paid major is for Health Professions students seeking high pay.
If you're interested in high pay after graduating, the Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates Ranking is for you.
The best 15 rankings are listed below:
Most Popular Awards
Their best ranking for most popular major is for Visual & Performing Arts students.
The Most Popular Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts Ranking is simply a ranking of majors that have the most students attending.
The best 15 rankings are listed below:
Ranking Name |
Rank |
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More Info |
Most Popular Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
86 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
325 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in Illinois |
1 |
28 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois |
1 |
52 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
22 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
80 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois |
1 |
89 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
152 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
15 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
10 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Graphic Design in Illinois |
1 |
34 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Audiovisual Communications in Illinois |
1 |
10 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in Illinois |
1 |
11 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Graphic Communications in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
55 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Arts & Media Management in Illinois |
1 |
16 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Graphic Communications in Illinois |
1 |
22 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
128 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Illinois |
1 |
53 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
230 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Illinois |
1 |
39 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
34 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
60 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Audiovisual Communications in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
32 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Illinois |
1 |
12 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
203 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
159 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Writing Studies in Illinois |
1 |
25 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Recording Arts Technology/Technician |
2 |
38 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft |
3 |
69 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Writing Studies in the Great Lakes Region |
3 |
117 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Music in Illinois |
3 |
66 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Film & Video Production |
3 |
246 |
View Report |
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft |
3 |
56 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts |
3 |
866 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production |
3 |
162 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support |
3 |
191 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts Management |
4 |
97 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts |
4 |
400 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design |
4 |
87 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design |
4 |
142 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts |
5 |
1,099 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Musical Theater |
5 |
117 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support |
5 |
516 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Acting |
5 |
94 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Acting |
5 |
114 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater |
5 |
112 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects |
5 |
103 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Retail Management |
5 |
46 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts |
5 |
1,443 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theatre/Theatre Arts Management |
5 |
38 |
View Report |
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications |
6 |
57 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Theatre/Theatre Arts Management |
6 |
49 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts |
6 |
550 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photography |
6 |
128 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications |
6 |
139 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts Management |
6 |
63 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Recording Arts Technology/Technician |
7 |
122 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects |
7 |
222 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Photography |
7 |
207 |
View Report |
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts |
7 |
637 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing |
8 |
260 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Graphic Communications |
8 |
330 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management |
8 |
213 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Design |
8 |
78 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Arts & Media Management |
8 |
311 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Management |
8 |
103 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Fashion Design |
9 |
131 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Music Management |
9 |
138 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Creative Writing |
10 |
433 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Design |
10 |
352 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts |
10 |
2,123 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Design & Applied Arts |
10 |
1,085 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Music in the Great Lakes Region |
11 |
212 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Graphic Design |
12 |
559 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Audiovisual Communications |
12 |
247 |
View Report |
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology |
13 |
100 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Other Music |
17 |
147 |
View Report |
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts |
18 |
97 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Theater Design & Technology |
19 |
165 |
View Report |
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Music |
21 |
924 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Sign Language Interpretation & Translation |
21 |
131 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for English Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region |
23 |
246 |
View Report |
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies |
23 |
458 |
View Report |
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing |
24 |
225 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Writing Studies |
24 |
647 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Radio & Television |
26 |
190 |
View Report |
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Theory & Composition |
27 |
174 |
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Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies |
32 |
276 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Commercial & Advertising Art |
40 |
234 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music |
47 |
1,077 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication |
49 |
336 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication |
56 |
503 |
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Most Popular Colleges for General Music |
58 |
1,167 |
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Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts |
58 |
511 |
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Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature |
61 |
529 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Music |
82 |
1,379 |
View Report |
Most Popular Colleges for English Language & Literature |
181 |
1,659 |
View Report |
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism |
188 |
1,249 |
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Most Popular Colleges for Communication & Journalism |
220 |
1,609 |
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Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature |
223 |
1,381 |
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Most Focused Awards
Their best ranking for most focused major is for Communication & Journalism students.
See the full list of Most Focused Colleges for Communication & Journalism Ranking.
The best 15 rankings are listed below:
Ranking Name |
Rank |
Out Of |
More Info |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in Illinois |
1 |
11 |
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Most Focused Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Illinois |
1 |
12 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in Illinois |
1 |
18 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for American Sign Language in Illinois |
1 |
7 |
View Report |
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in Illinois |
1 |
21 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Graphic Communications in Illinois |
1 |
22 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Arts & Media Management in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
60 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in the Great Lakes Region |
1 |
159 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Dance in Illinois |
1 |
5 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Illinois |
1 |
49 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Photojournalism |
1 |
22 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Retail Management |
1 |
7 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Photojournalism |
1 |
25 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts in Illinois |
1 |
39 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Arts & Media Management in Illinois |
1 |
16 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region |
2 |
86 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Communication & Journalism in Illinois |
2 |
59 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft |
2 |
56 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts in Illinois |
2 |
53 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in Illinois |
2 |
28 |
View Report |
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region |
2 |
74 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Retail Management |
2 |
46 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in Illinois |
3 |
89 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft |
3 |
69 |
View Report |
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies |
4 |
43 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Acting |
4 |
94 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region |
4 |
214 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television |
4 |
114 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management |
5 |
213 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Radio & Television |
5 |
190 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support in the Great Lakes Region |
5 |
80 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Recording Arts Technology/Technician |
6 |
38 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Communication & Journalism in the Great Lakes Region |
6 |
251 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theatre/Theatre Arts Management |
6 |
38 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts Management |
6 |
97 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production |
6 |
162 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Management |
7 |
103 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts Management |
7 |
63 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Theatre/Theatre Arts Management |
7 |
49 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts |
7 |
400 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Music Management |
8 |
138 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Arts & Media Management |
9 |
311 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Film & Video Production |
9 |
246 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Acting |
10 |
114 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications |
10 |
57 |
View Report |
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management |
10 |
77 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design |
11 |
87 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts |
12 |
550 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Musical Theater |
12 |
112 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts |
12 |
866 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region |
12 |
325 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Theater Design & Technology |
13 |
100 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Game & Interactive Media Design |
13 |
142 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Theater Design & Technology |
14 |
165 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Musical Theater |
14 |
117 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Recording Arts Technology/Technician |
15 |
122 |
View Report |
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts |
17 |
97 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts |
17 |
1,099 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Creative Writing |
18 |
260 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Advertising |
18 |
112 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Sign Language Interpretation & Translation |
18 |
131 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication |
19 |
336 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Other Music |
21 |
147 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Creative Writing |
23 |
433 |
View Report |
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Drama & Theater Arts |
23 |
184 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for American Sign Language |
24 |
169 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support |
25 |
191 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication |
25 |
503 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies |
26 |
458 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Audiovisual Communications |
26 |
247 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Graphic Design |
27 |
352 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Writing Studies |
28 |
647 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Photography |
28 |
207 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts |
30 |
1,443 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Music |
31 |
924 |
View Report |
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Writing Studies |
33 |
276 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Journalism |
35 |
384 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects |
35 |
222 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for General Music |
36 |
1,167 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Graphic Communications |
36 |
330 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Journalism |
37 |
346 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support |
38 |
516 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Journalism |
39 |
510 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism |
40 |
1,249 |
View Report |
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature |
42 |
529 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Graphic Design |
43 |
559 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for General Journalism |
44 |
460 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Design & Applied Arts |
47 |
637 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Communication & Journalism |
47 |
1,609 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance |
48 |
268 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for General Dance |
50 |
339 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Dance |
51 |
343 |
View Report |
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts |
59 |
511 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Design & Applied Arts |
59 |
1,085 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music |
60 |
1,077 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts |
62 |
2,123 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Music |
66 |
1,379 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for Public Relations & Advertising |
91 |
502 |
View Report |
Most Focused Colleges for English Language & Literature |
106 |
1,659 |
View Report |
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature |
189 |
1,381 |
View Report |
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