by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 11,380 people earned their degree in general journalism, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 317 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 general journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general journalism. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general journalism.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Illinois”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Illinois. This small school is located in Springfield, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Illinois. DePaul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Illinois list. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 4 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Illinois list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s journalism students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Journalism at Northwestern University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Illinois list. Roosevelt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s journalism degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Journalism Major in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 28 masters’s journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale General Journalism Report
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