2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications in Illinois (With Aid)

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 Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 639 people earned their degree in general graphic communications, making the major the 616th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 36 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general graphic communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general graphic communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree graphic communication students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #1 spot on the list. DePaul University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Graphic Communications Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DePaul University General Graphic Communications Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications (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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