Best Colleges for Journalism in Illinois | CampusGuide

12

Schools Ranked

$30,260

Avg. Program Earnings

62.6%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 12 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Median Earnings	Graduation Rate	School Type
1	Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois	$43,100	95.9%	private-nonprofit
2	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois	$35,546	84.9%	public
3	Illinois State University Normal, Illinois	$31,851	66.3%	public
4	DePaul University Chicago, Illinois	$30,771	70.0%	private-nonprofit
5	Roosevelt University Chicago, Illinois	$30,771	41.0%	private-nonprofit
6	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, Illinois	$30,635	48.5%	private-nonprofit
7	Bradley University Peoria, Illinois	$29,461	72.1%	private-nonprofit
8	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, Illinois	$29,250	49.6%	public
9	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, Illinois	$28,055	76.9%	private-nonprofit
10	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois	$27,301	56.3%	public
11	Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois	$23,803	45.2%	public
12	Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois	$22,578	44.8%	public

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