Bachelor's Degree · Chicago, IL
At Columbia College Chicago, the Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft bachelor's degree program reported $39,986 median earnings four years after completion and $26,977 median federal debt among 274 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $39,986, five-year median earnings were $33,746, and median federal debt was $26,977 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 30 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 37th percentile and debt was lower than about 27% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 37% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 27% 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 30 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 $39,986 four-year median earnings, $26,977 median federal debt, 274 working graduates, and 30 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $39,986 four years after completion and $33,746 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $26,977 across a reported debt cohort of 250 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 50.05 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
