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Columbia College Chicago

Every creative program this institution awards, with what its graduates earn four years after completing and what they owed when they finished — as the federal government reports it.

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ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
Music ManagementBachelor’s degreeOn campus$25,000$50,59249%Request information →
Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianBachelor’s degreeOn campus$26,250$43,73160%Request information →
Music, GeneralBachelor’s degreeOn campus$25,625$40,73463%Request information →
Music ManagementMaster’s degreeOn campus—$60,136—Request information →
Music, GeneralMaster’s degreeOn campus———Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

Game Design

2 programs
ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
Fashion/Apparel DesignBachelor’s degreeOn campus$24,500$48,60150%Request information →
Fashion/Apparel DesignMaster’s degreeOn campus———Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

Film and Video

3 programs
ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
Radio and TelevisionBachelor’s degreeOn campus$23,400$54,35743%Request information →
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionBachelor’s degreeOn campus$25,000$41,20061%Request information →
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionMaster’s degreeOn campus$83,900$53,147158%Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
Fashion/Apparel DesignBachelor’s degreeOn campus$24,500$48,60150%Request information →
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special EffectsBachelor’s degreeOn campus$20,000$43,97045%Request information →
Fine/Studio Arts, GeneralBachelor’s degreeOn campus$25,000$42,17659%Request information →
Fashion/Apparel DesignMaster’s degreeOn campus———Request information →
Fine/Studio Arts, GeneralMaster’s degreeOn campus———Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
AdvertisingBachelor’s degreeOn campus$24,225$66,79836%Request information →
Marketing/Marketing Management, GeneralBachelor’s degreeOn campus$25,250$65,68638%Request information →
Retail ManagementBachelor’s degreeOn campus$27,000$56,48248%Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

ProgramDeliveryMedian debtEarnings, 4 yrsDebt ÷ earnings
Computer Programming/Programmer, GeneralBachelor’s degreeOn campus———Request information →

Sources: College Scorecard, Field of Study (retrieved September 2026); IPEDS, NCES (retrieved September 2026)

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