2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Intermedia/Multimedia (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Intermedia/Multimedia is the 442nd most popular major in the country with 843 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 16 intermedia/multimedia graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 intermedia/multimedia graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,319 and $24,183 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in intermedia/multimedia. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great intermedia/multimedia programs and 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 intermedia/multimedia program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Intermedia/Multimedia Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Intermedia/Multimedia (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$21,998 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s intermedia/multimedia degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Intermedia/Multimedia Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend UIUC is $21,998 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Intermedia/Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Intermedia/Multimedia at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$33,864 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Intermedia/Multimedia Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s intermedia/multimedia degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Intermedia/Multimedia Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend Columbia is $33,864 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Intermedia/Multimedia students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Columbia College Chicago Intermedia/Multimedia Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Intermedia/Multimedia (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Intermedia/Multimedia (Income $75-$110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

Featured Fine Arts Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >