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2027 Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Schools in Illinois

[Commercial & Advertising Art](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/design-and-applied-arts/commercial-and-advertising-art/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong commercial & advertising art education at a price that pays off.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for commercial & advertising art students.

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• Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Schools in Illinois

2027 Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Schools in Illinois

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the commercial & advertising art degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Commercial & Advertising Art Schools

1

Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL

$21,315 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,417 Avg Student Debt

$48,712 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in commercial & advertising art, no school beat Roosevelt University this year. Roosevelt University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $21,315. Typical student debt for commercial & advertising art graduates is $20,417. Commercial & Advertising Art graduates of Roosevelt University earn a median of $50,101 early in their careers. Set against $20,417 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roosevelt University admits about 97% of applicants.

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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

$34,088 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$42,195 Median Earnings (10yr)

Columbia College Chicago came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value commercial & advertising art schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $34,088. Commercial & Advertising Art graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Commercial & Advertising Art graduates of Columbia College Chicago earn a median of $29,160 early in their careers. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 90%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.