2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 5,210 people earned their degree in film / cinema / media studies, making the major the 145th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 38 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in film / cinema / media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film / cinema / media studies 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 film / cinema / media studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#2

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$2,350 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s film studies students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia College Chicago are $2,350.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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