2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Journalism 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Journalism Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Colleges.
Most Popular Illinois Schools in Journalism
Our 2023 rankings named DePaul University the most popular school in Illinois for journalism students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in Illinois list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
Read full report on Journalism at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Springfield is a great place for journalism students. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.
Read full report on Journalism at University of Illinois at Springfield
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best journalism schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in Illinois list. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Best Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 8 |
Ohio | 36 |
Indiana | 7 |
Wisconsin | 13 |
Majors Related to Journalism
Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 8 schools only.
- 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.
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