2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in Illinois

If you plan on getting your master's degree in arts and media management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #103 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for arts and media management students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 96 master's degrees in arts and media management during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Arts & Media Management School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in media management matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Arts & Media Management in Illinois ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of arts and media management students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for arts and media management.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Arts & Media Management in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in arts and media management.

Most Well Attended Schools for Media Management Students Working on Their Master's

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

58 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in arts and media management has to take a look at Northwestern University. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in arts and media management in Illinois.

There were about 58 arts and media management individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

21 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Columbia College Chicago if you wish to pursue a master's degree in arts and media management. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in arts and media management in Illinois.

There were roughly 21 arts and media management students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

Master's students who receive their degree from the media management program earn an average of $36,000 in the first couple years of working.

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3

Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Roosevelt University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in arts and media management. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for master's degrees in arts and media management in Illinois.

There were roughly 9 arts and media management students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent data year.

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in arts and media management. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in arts and media management in Illinois.

There were approximately 4 arts and media management individuals who graduated with this degree at School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at DePaul University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in arts and media management. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in arts and media management in Illinois.

There were about 4 arts and media management students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Arts & Media Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Arts & Media Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	13
Ohio	195	18
Indiana	181	33
Wisconsin	166	5

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Arts & Media Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Arts & Media Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Media Management Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management	60
Fine & Studio Arts Management	25
Music Management	9
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Media Management

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	284
Fine & Studio Arts	275
Drama & Theater Arts	101
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	85
Design & Applied Arts	53
Other Visual Art	9
General Visual & Performing Arts	9
Dance	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Perspectives - The Photography Club, IIM Ahmedabad. More about our data sources and methodologies.