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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,253 people earned their degree in other communication, journalism, and related programs, making the major the 315th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 222 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 191 other communication, journalism, and related programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other communication, journalism, and related programs programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other communication, journalism, and related programs program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 191 diplomas to qualified masters’s other communication, journalism, and related programs students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Communication, Journalism, & Related Programs Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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