2024 Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general journalism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #179 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for general journalism students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 26 master's degrees in general journalism to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general journalism students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general journalism students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general journalism related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general journalism students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Journalism Schools

The journalism 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 the Best General Journalism Master's Degree Schools in Illinois.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Journalism in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general journalism students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Journalism

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in general journalism. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in general journalism from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

DePaul University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in general journalism. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in general journalism from DePaul University

3

University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Springfield is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general journalism. UIS is a small public university located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.More information about a master’s in general journalism from University of Illinois at Springfield

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Journalism Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	494	35
Michigan	476	8
Indiana	375	7
Wisconsin	317	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism

One of 6 majors within the Journalism area of study, General Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Journalism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Journalism	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.