2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Arts & Media Management is the 137th most popular major in the country with 5,059 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, arts and media management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,959 and had an average of $35,302 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 269 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,100 and $36,892 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 96 arts and media management graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in arts and media management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent arts and media management 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 arts and media management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,208 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s media management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

Read more about Arts & Media Management at Northwestern

#2

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois

#5 in overall quality

$21,605 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the #2 spot on the list. Roosevelt is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 9 masters’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt are $21,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Roosevelt Arts & Media Management Report

#3

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$2,350 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$37,208 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s media management students in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia College Chicago are $2,350, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Columbia

#4

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$19,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s media management degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at DePaul University

#5

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$43,912 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Media Management Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Arts & Media Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full School of the Art Institute of Chicago Arts & Media Management Report

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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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