2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in Illinois

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 Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 5,657 people earned their degree in visual communications, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 86 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in visual communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual communications 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 visual communications 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 Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree graphic arts students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in Illinois

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Visual Communications at DePaul University

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s graphic arts degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern University Visual Communications Report

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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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