6
Colleges in Illinois
259
Media Management Degrees Awarded
$32,307
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
arts & media management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #136 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Arts & Media Management Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 259 degrees in arts & media management during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The media management program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Arts & Media Management rankings. We derive our Best Overall Arts & Media Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The media management 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 the Best Arts & Media Management Schools in Illinois.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the media management degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in arts & media management has to look into Northwestern University. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 52 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Arts & Media Management degree recipients from Northwestern University receive an earnings boost of approximately $10,475 above the average earnings of arts & media management graduates.
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It is hard to beat Columbia College Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in arts & media management. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chicago. This college ranks 16th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 102 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the media management program make an average of $31,943 in their early career salary.
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Bradley University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in arts & media management. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Peoria. This university ranks 14th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 18 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student who is interested in arts & media management has to look into DePaul University. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student who is interested in arts & media management has to check out University of Illinois at Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 arts & media management students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.
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