2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree School for You
Communication & Journalism is the #15 most popular major in Illinois with 757 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communication and journalism majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia College Chicago the best value school in Illinois for communication and 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.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $2,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Illinois. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $9,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Illinois. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EIU are $10,640 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for communication and journalism students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #3 for overall quality for communication and journalism in Illinois.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Governors State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.
GSU graduate students pay an average of $8,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Northern Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree communication and journalism programs. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
Northeastern Illinois University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern Illinois University are $9,428 a year.
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University of Illinois at Springfield ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIS are $11,111 a year.
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Western Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.
Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 391 |
| Ohio | 199 |
| Wisconsin | 75 |
| Michigan | 298 |
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Communication & Journalism Related Majors for Communication & Journalism
Communication & Journalism Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 5,059 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 2,828 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 2,562 |
| Journalism | 1,238 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 341 |
| Publishing | 214 |
Majors Similar to Communication & Journalism
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 199,724 |
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 15 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 Josh Hallett.
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