Columbia College Chicago
ROI analysis for 18 degree programs. Sorted worst first.
| Major | Level | Debt | Earnings | Ratio | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Master's | $83,900 | $26,785 | 3.13x | TRAP |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education. | Master's | $67,949 | $42,521 | 1.6x | TRAP |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's | $48,604 | $32,614 | 1.49x | CAUTION |
| Music. | Bachelor's | $25,625 | $18,502 | 1.38x | CAUTION |
| Dance. | Bachelor's | $27,000 | $20,411 | 1.32x | CAUTION |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's | $25,500 | $20,854 | 1.22x | CAUTION |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's | $26,250 | $23,934 | 1.1x | CAUTION |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $24,822 | 1.01x | CAUTION |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | Bachelor's | $25,000 | $26,467 | 0.94x | CAUTION |
| American Sign Language. | Bachelor's | $26,000 | $28,692 | 0.91x | CAUTION |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's | $20,000 | $22,857 | 0.88x | CAUTION |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's | $26,000 | $30,229 | 0.86x | CAUTION |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's | $24,500 | $29,065 | 0.84x | CAUTION |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's | $24,525 | $30,841 | 0.8x | CAUTION |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's | $27,000 | $34,500 | 0.78x | CAUTION |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's | $23,400 | $29,840 | 0.78x | CAUTION |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's | $25,250 | $36,175 | 0.7x | VIABLE |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's | $24,225 | $38,669 | 0.63x | VIABLE |