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Post-Graduation Earnings: Starting Salary by Major at Columbia College Chicago

Your choice of major has a direct impact on your earning potential immediately after college. This page provides a look at the median starting salaries for recent bachelor's degree graduates from Columbia College Chicago.

Average Starting Salaries (Recent Graduates)

Major Field Median Starting Salary
Design & Applied Arts. $29,737
Graphic Communications. $33,993
Film/Video & Photographic Arts. $23,649
Drama/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft. $20,995
Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management. $27,507
Music. $19,944
Fine & Studio Arts. $28,849
Marketing. $40,355
Rhetoric & Composition/Writing Studies. $22,485
Radio, Television, & Digital Communication. $27,222
*Salary data reflects median earnings two years post-graduation.
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