by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois” ranking.
Radio, Television & Digital Communication is the 61st most popular major in the country with 17,669 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,775 and had an average of $24,244 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 1,156 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,543 and $22,598 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 510 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in radio, television and digital communication. That schools that top this list have a program in radio, television and digital communication in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree digital communication students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chicago State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 263 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. 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.
Full Northwestern University Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincoln College is located in Lincoln, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 55 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
North Central College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois list. North Central is located in Naperville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Eastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Charleston, Illinois, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Illinois University Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report
Bradley University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois ranking. Bradley University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Peoria, Illinois. It awarded 15 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #9, Western Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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Lewis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois ranking. Lewis University is located in Romeoville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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Loyola University Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s digital communication degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Loyola University Chicago Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report
Saint Xavier University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Xavier University Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report
Millikin University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Decatur, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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