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Columbia College Chicago: Music Ranking 2024

Columbia College ChicagoRanked
278
in the USA
Columbia College Chicago is a small not-for-profit college with some focus on music majors and located in Chicago, Illinois. This college is operating since 1890 and is presently offering bachelor's and master's degrees in 9 music programs.

Columbia College Chicago is expensive - tuition varies around $33,000 a year. If you seek a cheaper alternative, check Affordable Colleges in Illinois listing.

Recent studies showed that Columbia College Chicago area is relatively dangerous: the school is reported to have a poor rating for campus security.

Based on 59 evaluation factors, Columbia College Chicago music program ranks #278 Music School (out of 1451; top 20%) in USA and #9 Music School in Illinois. Major competitors for this college are Northwestern University in Evanston and University of Michigan Ann Arbor. See the details about all twelve competing music colleges as well as available music majors and minors below.

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School ranking:

#9 Music School in Illinois
#55 Music School in the Midwest
#278 Music School in USA

Program rankings:

State Ranking

Second Best Music Management & Merchandising Program in Illinois
Third Best Music History & Literature Program in Illinois
Third Best Music Theory & Composition Program in Illinois
#6 Music Performance Program in Illinois
#8 General Music Program in Illinois

Regional Ranking

#22 Music Management & Merchandising Program in the Midwest
#25 Music Theory & Composition Program in the Midwest
#26 Music History & Literature Program in the Midwest
#38 Music Performance Program in the Midwest
#52 General Music Program in the Midwest

National Ranking

#86 Music Management & Merchandising Program in USA
#99 Music Theory & Composition Program in USA

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You may be interested in other ways to enroll Columbia College Chicago:
Art Programs - ranked top 20% in USA
Dance Programs - ranked top 65% in USA
Film Programs - ranked top 20% in USA
Performing Arts Programs - ranked top 20% in USA
Also, check how Columbia College Chicago is ranking among graduate schools in Illinois.

Contact information:

Columbia College Chicago
600 South Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605-1996
Phone: (312) 369-1000
Website: www.colum.edu

Location map:

Columbia College Chicago Location Map

Music majors:

Bachelor's degree

Fine and Studio Arts Management
General Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
General Music
General Music Performance
Music Management
Music Technology
Music Theory and Composition
Musical Theatre
Other Music

Master's degree

Fine and Studio Arts Management
General Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
Music Management
Other Music

Local competitors:

Northwestern University - Music School Ranking
Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 41 music programs

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Music School Ranking
University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 26 music programs

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - Music School Ranking
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL, 14 music programs

University of Wisconsin Madison - Music School Ranking
University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, WI, 11 music programs

Oberlin College - Music School Ranking
Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH, 15 music programs

Ohio State University - Music School Ranking
Ohio State University

Columbus, OH, 13 music programs

Indiana University Bloomington - Music School Ranking
Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, IN, 20 music programs

Michigan State University - Music School Ranking
Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI, 21 music programs

University of Cincinnati - Music School Ranking
University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH, 23 music programs

University of Kentucky - Music School Ranking
University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY, 17 music programs

University of Iowa - Music School Ranking
University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA, 6 music programs

Western Michigan University - Music School Ranking
Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI, 23 music programs

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