Bachelor's Degree · Chicago, IL
At Columbia College Chicago, the Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies bachelor's degree program reported $39,751 median earnings four years after completion and $27,000 median federal debt among 87 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $39,751, five-year median earnings were $39,240, and median federal debt was $27,000 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 24 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 17th percentile and debt was lower than about 15% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 17% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 15% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 24 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
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04 · Institution context
The Columbia College Chicago institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
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Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $39,751 four-year median earnings, $27,000 median federal debt, 87 working graduates, and 24 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $39,751 four years after completion and $39,240 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $27,000 across a reported debt cohort of 86 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 23.13 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
