2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

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Other Communication & Media Studies is the 236th most popular major in the country with 3,297 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 96 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 other communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other communication and media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other communication and media studies 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 other communication and media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 9 masters’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SIUC Other Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, Illinois

$17,032 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Communication and Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s other communication and media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern Illinois University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Other Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,032, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication & Media Studies (Income $75-$110k)

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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