2022 Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Communications is the 65th most popular major in the country with 11,861 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 517 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The communication arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communications in Illinois

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$20,761 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.

EIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Communications at Eastern Illinois University

#2

University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$16,757 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Illinois, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s communication arts students in 2019-2020.

UIS also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communications at UIS

#3

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Communication Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s communication arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Communications Report

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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