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Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL · Private Nonprofit · 5,368 students

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$42k
Median earnings 10 years
after starting college
89%Acceptance Rate
52%Graduation Rate
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Columbia College Chicago/Programs/Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor's Degree · Columbia College Chicago

Design and Applied Arts

$29,630
Salary after 1 Year
$46,082
Salary after 5 Years
239
Graduates Per Year

How Does This Compare Nationally?

vs. national median for Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's Degree) across all US universities.

Columbia College Chicago$46,082
$46,082
National Average$52,397
$52,397
-12%below the national median for this program

Student Debt for This Program

$24,500
Typical loan debt at graduation
Payoff estimate:About 6 months of work to repay full debt at median salary

Best Schools for Design and Applied Arts

Universities where Design and Applied Arts graduates earn the most (Bachelor's Degree), ranked by 5-year median salary.

#1
Carnegie Mellon University
$138,588
5-year median salary
#2
Northeastern University
$95,088
5-year median salary
#3
San Jose State University
$93,917
5-year median salary
#4
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
$91,029
5-year median salary
#5
The University of Texas at Austin
$88,050
5-year median salary
#6
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
$87,358
5-year median salary
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