2022 Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Intermedia/Multimedia is the 442nd most popular major in the country with 843 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 16 intermedia/multimedia graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in intermedia/multimedia. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality intermedia/multimedia programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the intermedia/multimedia program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Intermedia/Multimedia (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$5,477 Average Net Price

$49,122 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s intermedia/multimedia students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $5,477 for Illinois Intermedia/Multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

Read full report on Intermedia/Multimedia at UIUC

#2

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,120 Average Net Price

$26,610 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 ’s intermedia/multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also made our “Best Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia College Chicago is $27,120 for illinois intermedia/multimedia students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Columbia College Chicago Intermedia/Multimedia 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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