2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 TV Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Radio & Television is the 132nd most popular major in the country with 6,960 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,405 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great radio and television programs and 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 radio and television program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The tv 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 TV Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$11,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value TV Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. WIU is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s TV degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WIU Radio & Television Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Radio & Television (Income $75-$110k)

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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