2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in Illinois
8Colleges
212,160Bachelor's Degrees
$29,325Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Radio, Television & Digital Communication School for You
In 2021-2022, 212,160 bachelor's degrees were awarded to radio, television & digital communication students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #39 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.9% of all the digital communication bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in Illinois ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in digital communication. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. We are more focused on digital communication schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
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Our rankings recognize Eastern Illinois University as the #1 school in this year's rankings. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston. EIU did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in Illinois list.
It takes the average student at EIU about 4.4 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $17,168. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from EIU be around $74,681. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. SIUC also made our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #6.
At SIUC, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $18,799. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from SIUC is $82,716. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Illinois University. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb. WIU did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in Illinois list.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at WIU to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $17,561. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from WIU is $77,093. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Bradley University landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value radio, television & digital communication schools. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria. In addition to being on our best value list, Bradley has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in Illinois ranking.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at Bradley to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $31,055. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Bradley is $131,673. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Columbia College Chicago. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Columbia also took the #4 spot in our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in Illinois rankings.
It takes the average student at Columbia about 4.2 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $38,202. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Columbia is $159,302. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize North Central College as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. North Central not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in Illinois list.
At North Central, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $32,309. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from North Central is $133,759. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in Illinois ranking.
At Loyola Chicago, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.1 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $42,422. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Chicago is $175,203. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Northwestern University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Schools in Illinois ranking.
It takes the average student at Northwestern about 4.1 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $37,080. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern is $153,140. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
In 2021-2022, 212,160 bachelor's degrees were awarded to radio, television & digital communication students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #39 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.9% of all the digital communication bachelor's degrees in the country.
