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How Well Is Columbia College Chicago Ranked?

2023 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Columbia College Chicago was awarded 194 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is theatre/theatre arts management.

Overall Quality

Columbia is ranked #302 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Columbia held the #971 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Columbia is also ranked #13 out of 87 schools in Illinois.

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How Much Money Do Columbia Graduates Make?

The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Columbia make about $41,679 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.