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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$33,522 Avg Salary
$23,595 Avg Student Debt

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Colleges.

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

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.

Read full report on Journalism at DePaul University

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.

Full Journalism at School of the Art Institute of Chicago Report

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

#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

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.

Read full report on Journalism at Roosevelt University

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.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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.

Full Journalism at Northwestern University Report

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.

Read full report on Journalism at Columbia College Chicago

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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