by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on TV Major in Illinois” ranking.
Radio & Television is the 131st most popular major in the country with 6,684 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Illinois, there were 408 radio & television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 187 radio & television graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,374 and $23,086 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on TV Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in radio & television. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in radio & television.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree tv students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on TV Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 49 bachelors’s tv degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chicago State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on TV Major in Illinois. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s tv degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on TV Major in Illinois list.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on TV Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s tv degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Radio & Television at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on TV Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s tv degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on TV Major in Illinois list. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 99%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Northwestern University
Western Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on TV Major in Illinois list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 3 bachelors’s tv degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Western Illinois University
North Central College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on TV Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #8. North Central is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Naperville, Illinois. It awarded 3 bachelors’s tv degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lewis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on TV Major in Illinois ranking. Lewis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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