2022 Best Value Colleges for Intermedia/Multimedia (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 843 people earned their degree in intermedia/multimedia, making the major the 442nd most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 16 intermedia/multimedia graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in intermedia/multimedia. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality intermedia/multimedia programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the intermedia/multimedia program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Intermedia/Multimedia (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$8,464 Average Net Price

$49,122 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified ’s intermedia/multimedia students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $8,464 for Illinois Intermedia/Multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Intermedia/Multimedia at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,397 Average Net Price

$26,610 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia College Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 ’s intermedia/multimedia degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Intermedia/Multimedia Schools in Illinois” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia College Chicago is $27,397 for illinois intermedia/multimedia students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Intermedia/Multimedia at Columbia College Chicago

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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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