Chicago, Illinois · Private Non-Profit
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Columbia College Chicago
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 14.4% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $26,598 school-wide net price and $42,195 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
14.4% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a high award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 14.3% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 492
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 89.5%
- Graduation rate
- 51.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $26,598/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $106,392
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $42,195/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (14.4%), school-wide average net price ($26,598), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($42,195), and peer averages from 492 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 492 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of D, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 7.3x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($5,771 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($14,311 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Columbia College Chicago in the top 90% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $536 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.0% of reported awards · $1,471 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.9% of reported awards · $2,984 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 3.8% of reported awards · $3,103 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $1,947 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $2,407 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Film/Video and Photographic Arts accounts for 14.4% of the awards or completions reported for Columbia College Chicago. That award concentration is higher than at 97% of schools in this field set and is 7.3x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Columbia College Chicago's average net price is $26,598 per year, about $106,392 over four years. That is $5,771 above the $20,827 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $42,195 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $14,311 below the $56,506 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Columbia College Chicago #442 of 492 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.