2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Communication & Media Studies is the 74th most popular major in the country with 10,951 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 392 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 communication and media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in communication and media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality communication and media studies 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 communication and media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The media studies 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 “Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Edwardsville, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$9,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUE, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SIUE Communication & Media Studies Report

#2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #2 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 3 masters’s media studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at SIUC

#3

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$14,674 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Governors State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Media Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in University Park, Illinois, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s media studies students in 2019-2020.

GSU also made our “Best Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Governors State University are $14,674, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Communication & Media Studies at GSU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Media Studies (Income $48-$75k)

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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