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Computer Programming at Columbia College Chicago

If you are interested in studying computer programming, you may want to check out the program at Columbia College Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,769. Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College Chicago in 2021, 6 of them were computer programming majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Programming section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Computer Programming Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Programming

Columbia Computer Programming Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks programming programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The programming major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Programming. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools 39
Most Focused Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools 50
Most Popular Computer Programming Schools 294
Most Focused Computer Programming Schools 328

Programming Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the programming majors at Columbia College Chicago.

Columbia Computer Programming Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in programming from Columbia. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its programming bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a bachelor's in programming.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in programming. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Programming

If you plan to be a programming major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia College Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer Programming 6

Careers That Programming Grads May Go Into

A degree in programming can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Columbia College Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Software Applications Developers 30,500 $96,610
Systems Software Developers 17,130 $108,570
Computer Programmers 11,350 $91,860
Computer Network Support Specialists 9,940 $65,830
Web Developers 5,180 $74,420

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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