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2023 Best Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$42,572 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 32 degrees and certificates were awarded to journalism students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #145 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the journalism master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Journalism

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best school in Illinois for journalism students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Full Journalism at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Journalism at DePaul University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

Full Journalism at University of Illinois at Springfield Report

Best Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 8
Ohio 36
Indiana 7
Wisconsin 13

Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 5,059
Public Relations & Advertising 2,828
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2,562
Communication & Journalism (Other) 341
Publishing 214

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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