2021 Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
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272Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 272 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, journalism is the #54 most popular major in Illinois. This means that of the 10,632 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Journalism Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in journalism. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality journalism programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the journalism program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying journalism.
Best Journalism Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional journalism students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population. UIUC also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Illinois rankings.
About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. There are roughly 10,007 part time students in attendance at UIUC.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to DePaul University. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. DePaul also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Illinois rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.0%. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. About 3,547 of the students at DePaul are attending part time.
Illinois State University earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Illinois ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,500 part time students in attendance at Illinois State.
Columbia College Chicago comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Columbia also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Illinois rankings.
About 1.8% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,283 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. About 414 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.
Loyola University Chicago landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Journalism in Illinois ranking.
The student loan default rate at Loyola Chicago is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 5,319 students at Loyola Chicago that take at least one class online. 2,121 of Loyola Chicago students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Southern Illinois University Carbondale as the #6 school in this year's rankings. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale. SIUC also made our Best Colleges for Journalism in Illinois list, coming in at #8.
About 2.4% of SIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,640 students take at least one class online at SIUC. 2,629 of SIUC students are attending part time.
Northern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best journalism schools for non-traditional students. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb. NIU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Journalism in Illinois list.
About 2.1% of NIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. 4,345 of NIU students are attending part time.
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).
With 272 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, journalism is the #54 most popular major in Illinois. This means that of the 10,632 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.6% were from a college or university in the state.
