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2025 Best Media Arts Schools in Illinois

5 Colleges in Illinois
782 Interactive Multimedia Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in media arts, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #93 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of media arts. Combined, these schools handed out 782 degrees in media arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Media Arts School

Best Media Arts Schools in Illinois The interactive multimedia program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Media Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Media Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Media Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Interactive Multimedia
Master's Degrees in Interactive Multimedia
Doctor's Degrees in Interactive Multimedia

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 Media Arts Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Media Arts in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the interactive multimedia degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Interactive Multimedia

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
626 Interactive Multimedia Degrees Awarded

Northwestern University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in media arts. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were about 626 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
73 Interactive Multimedia Degrees Awarded

Loyola University Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in media arts. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 73 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Any student who is interested in media arts has to look into Columbia College Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 5 media arts students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
42.1% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Eastern Illinois University if you want to pursue a degree in media arts. EIU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Charleston. This university ranks 52nd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 19 media arts students who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.More information about a degree in media arts from DePaul University

Best Media Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Media Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 413
Michigan 915 167
Indiana 737 479
Wisconsin 672 33

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One of 2 majors within the Radio, Television & Digital Communication area of study, Media Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Radio & Television 408
Other Radio, Television, & Digital Communication 37

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