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2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
309 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor's in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Radio & Television is the 132nd most popular major in the country with 6,960 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 559 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 309 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,319 and $24,183 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in radio and television. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great radio and television programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the radio and television program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 102 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwestern is $16,784 for illinois bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Radio & Television at Northwestern University

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend SIUC is $20,698 for illinois bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Radio & Television Report

#3

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s TV degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

WIU also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Western Illinois University is $20,181 for illinois bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Western Illinois University Radio & Television Report

#4

North Central College

Naperville, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Naperville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

North Central not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. It costs about $25,778 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree TV students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend North Central College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Central College Radio & Television Report

#5

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s TV students in 2019-2020.

Bradley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend Bradley University is $28,169 for illinois bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Full Bradley University Radio & Television Report

#6

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Columbia College Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value TV Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s TV degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also made our “Best Radio & Television Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Columbia College Chicago is $33,864 for illinois bachelor’s degree tv students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Radio & Television at Columbia College Chicago

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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