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2024 Best Media Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

5 Colleges in Illinois
253 Bachelor's Degrees
If you pursue a bachelor's degree in media arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #73 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for media arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 253 bachelor's degrees in media arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Media Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Media Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois Your choice of media arts for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for media arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Media Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Media Arts in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in media arts.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in Interactive Multimedia

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
187 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in media arts. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in media arts from Northwestern University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
30 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in media arts has to check out Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in media arts from Loyola University Chicago

3
13 Annual Graduates

Columbia College Chicago is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in media arts. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in media arts from Columbia College Chicago

4
North Central crest
North Central College
Naperville, IL
8 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in media arts needs to look into North Central College. North Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Naperville.More information about a bachelor’s in media arts from North Central College

5
11 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in media arts from Eastern Illinois University

Best Media Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Media Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 629 89
Ohio 612 392
Indiana 535 432
Wisconsin 435 12

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Media Arts is one of 2 different types of Radio, Television & Digital Communication programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Radio & Television 247
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication 10

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