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2024 Best Value Colleges for Advertising in Illinois

3 Ranked Colleges
274 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Advertising Schools in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Advertising Schools in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 4,918 people earned their degree in advertising, making the major the 149th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 274 advertising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Advertising Schools in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in advertising. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality advertising programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the advertising 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Advertising Schools in Illinois” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Advertising Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Advertising Schools in Illinois.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Advertising in Illinois

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2024 Best Value Advertising Schools in Illinois list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 233 diplomas to qualified ’s advertising students in 2020-2021.

UIUC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Advertising Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UIUC is $14,321 for Illinois Advertising students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UIUC Advertising Report

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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Advertising Schools in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s advertising students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our illinois advertising students list, Columbia has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Advertising Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia is $26,258 for Illinois Advertising students.

Read full report on Advertising at Columbia College Chicago

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Advertising Schools in Illinois. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s advertising degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Loyola Chicago also made our “Best Advertising Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Loyola Chicago is $36,434 for Illinois Advertising students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Advertising at Loyola University Chicago

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