2022 Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs is the 315th most popular major in the country with 1,253 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 222 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,319 and $24,183 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in other communication, journalism, and related programs. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other communication, journalism, and related programs programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other communication, journalism, and related programs program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$16,210 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Western Illinois University is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees to qualified students.

WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Illinois University is $16,210 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs students with aid.

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#2

Quincy University

Quincy, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$17,497 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quincy University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Quincy, Illinois, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2019-2020.

Quincy U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend Quincy University is $17,497 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs students with aid.

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#3

Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$25,143 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lisle, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s other communication, journalism, and related programs degrees in 2019-2020.

Benedictine U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Benedictine U is $25,143 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs students with aid.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs (With Aid)

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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