Columbia College Chicago
CAREER OUTCOMES CLASS OF 2023 CAREER SUCCESS CAREER SUCCESS RATE
% 96
were employed or achieving success in a creative practice within 18 months of graduation
CREATIVE CAREERS
% 75
are working in a field related to their major, another creative industry, or using creative skills
ENTREPRENEURS
ACHIEVING GOALS
of graduates are building a freelance career, starting a business, or finding performance, exhibition or artist representation opportunities as their primary career goal
report their current job/profession to be related to their career goals
% 30
JOB ACQUISITION TIMEFRAME
30% 53% 17%
Before graduation Within 6 months of graduation
% 77 AVERAGE STARTING ANNUAL SALARY
$42,588
More than 6 months after graduation
Methodology Career data are based on survey data collected near graduation and up to 18 months after degree completion, and data gathered from public records via LinkedIn. The overall Knowledge Rate is 59% which is based on 818 out of 1,390 degree recipients. Success in creative practice includes artists represented by talent agencies, company dancers, small-business owners, published writers, and more. Internship participation is based on a survey of graduating students that represents a response rate of 19%.
TOP JOBS FOR THE CLASS OF 2023 Abelson|Taylor, Associate Art Director Allsaints, Visual Merchandising Assistant BAM Studios, Assistant Audio Engineer Byline Bank, Project Developer Cartoon Network, Background Painter Chicago Magazine, Research Assistant Crate and Barrel, Designer Dentsu, Creative Associate Social Media Manager Gensler, Designer Havas, Junior Copywriter Howmet Aerospace, Interface Specialist Hyde Park Art Center, Teaching Assistant Lurie Children's Hospital, Development Officer Macy*s, Assistant Technical Designer NBC Universal, Sound Production Assistant — “Chicago PD” NHL & Nascar, Live Social Media Photographer Nickelodeon Animation, Production Assistant Pacific Opera Project, Costume Designer Red Clay Dance Company, Company Dancer Seattle Seahawks, Digital Platforms Coordinator Shedd Aquarium, Exhibit Technician Sony Pictures Entertainment, Digital Creative Marketing Coordinator South Asia Institute, Audience Development Associate T. Rowe Price, Production Designer Volvo Group, UX Designer WBEZ-Chicago Public Media, PM Producer WGN Radio, Executive Producer “Windy City Rehab,” Camera Assistant & Digital Imaging Technician WKOW-ABC 27 - Madison, WI, Evening Newscast Producer
Learn more at colum.edu/career