by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Other Communications Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,128 people earned their degree in communication and journalism (other), making the major the 229th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,960 and had an average of $23,774 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 44 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,684 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 communication and journalism (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Other Communications Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular communication and journalism (other) programs in the United States.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The other communications 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 “Most Well Attended Other Communications Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Other Communications Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Other Communications Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Illinois University Communication & Journalism (Other) Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Communications Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s list. Roosevelt University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s other communications degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Journalism (Other) at Roosevelt University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quincy University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Other Communications Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s. Quincy University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Quincy, Illinois. It awarded 7 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Quincy U
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Other Communications Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lisle, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other communications students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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 full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Benedictine U
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Other Communications Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Illinois Tech Communication & Journalism (Other) Report
With a ranking of #6, Elmhurst University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Other Communications Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s list. Elmhurst University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Elmhurst, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other communications degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Communication & Journalism (Other) at Elmhurst
Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Other Communications Major in Illinois for a Bachelor’s ranking. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other communications degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Communication & Journalism (Other) at Northwestern University
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