COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
FIELD 50.1 · UNITID 144281BACHELOR'S DEGREE

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

Published outcomes for this field-and-credential combination—not every graduate, every campus, or a forecast of an individual's result.

Median earnings$50,592working, not enrolled · 4 years
Median debt$26,000Stafford + Grad PLUS · all schools
Working graduates216four-year earnings cohort
Two-year awards177IPEDS pooled debt-cohort years
Not a return-on-investment calculation.

Annual earnings and cumulative debt describe separate federal measures. The debt-to-earnings percentage below is a descriptive scale comparison only; it is not a payment ratio or payback period.

01 / SAME-FIELD CONTEXT

Where this record sits

Four-year earnings percentile55thhigher than about 55% of published same-field, same-credential peers
Debt position27%lower median debt than about 27% of published peers

Peer group: 11 institution-program records meeting the 75-working-graduate threshold with non-suppressed earnings and debt.

02 / PEER RECORDS

Same field and credential

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The New SchoolNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$74,936 earnings · $25,000 debtPace UniversityNew York, NY · Bachelor's Degree$62,064 earnings · $25,985 debtDrexel UniversityPhiladelphia, PA · Bachelor's Degree$54,328 earnings · $25,468 debtBelmont UniversityNashville, TN · Bachelor's Degree$53,893 earnings · $22,750 debtSUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, NY · Bachelor's Degree$51,954 earnings · $22,418 debtColumbia College ChicagoChicago, IL · Bachelor's Degree$50,592 earnings · $26,000 debtSUNY OneontaOneonta, NY · Bachelor's Degree$47,324 earnings · $23,250 debtMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN · Bachelor's Degree$46,349 earnings · $23,250 debtLoyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · Bachelor's Degree$42,089 earnings · $27,000 debtFull Sail UniversityWinter Park, FL · Bachelor's Degree$38,847 earnings · $39,580 debtLos Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, CA · Bachelor's Degree$37,857 earnings · $44,250 debt
03 / RETURN TO INSTITUTION

Columbia College Chicago

School-level cost and completion measures use different cohorts from this program report.

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