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2023 Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found DePaul University to be the most popular school for journalism students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 61% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 39% are male.

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

About 83% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 50% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Journalism at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia College Chicago is a great place for journalism students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Roosevelt University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular journalism schools in Illinois. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of 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.

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