Bachelor Degree · Illinois
Best Colleges for
Bachelor Degree of Journalism
18 colleges ranked by graduate median earnings in Illinois. Includes acceptance rate, tuition, SAT/ACT scores and more.
18 Colleges
📍 Illinois
🎓 Bachelor Degree
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
🏢 Private
Most Selective
Annual Cost
$87,804/yr
Grad Earnings
$89,363
SAT Avg
1,526
ACT Mid
35
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
🏛 Public
Competitive
Annual Cost
$32,134/yr
Grad Earnings
$81,054
SAT Avg
1,418
ACT Mid
32
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
🏢 Private
Safety
Annual Cost
$64,167/yr
Grad Earnings
$71,530
SAT Avg
1,283
ACT Mid
30
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois
🏢 Private
Safety
Annual Cost
$59,467/yr
Grad Earnings
$68,751
SAT Avg
1,254
ACT Mid
N/A
Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois
🏢 Private
Safety
Annual Cost
$52,730/yr
Grad Earnings
$66,852
SAT Avg
1,237
ACT Mid
27
Lewis University
Romeoville, Illinois
🏢 Private
Safety
Annual Cost
$45,843/yr
Grad Earnings
$66,099
SAT Avg
1,117
ACT Mid
23
Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois
🏢 Private
Safety
Annual Cost
$46,548/yr
Grad Earnings
$63,446
SAT Avg
N/A
ACT Mid
24
Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois
🏢 Private
Match
Annual Cost
$60,798/yr
Grad Earnings
$62,971
SAT Avg
1,133
ACT Mid
N/A
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois
🏛 Public
Safety
Annual Cost
$32,458/yr
Grad Earnings
$62,117
SAT Avg
1,127
ACT Mid
24
Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois
🏢 Private
Safety
Annual Cost
$44,414/yr
Grad Earnings
$60,327
SAT Avg
1,022
ACT Mid
25
North Central College
Naperville, Illinois
🏢 Private
Match
Annual Cost
$54,803/yr
Grad Earnings
$60,123
SAT Avg
1,165
ACT Mid
25
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, Illinois
🏛 Public
Safety
Annual Cost
$27,214/yr
Grad Earnings
$57,808
SAT Avg
N/A
ACT Mid
N/A
Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois
🏛 Public
Safety
Annual Cost
$27,828/yr
Grad Earnings
$54,163
SAT Avg
N/A
ACT Mid
N/A
Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, Illinois
🏢 Private
Safety
Annual Cost
$44,252/yr
Grad Earnings
$54,089
SAT Avg
N/A
ACT Mid
N/A
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois
🏛 Public
Safety
Annual Cost
$29,268/yr
Grad Earnings
$53,390
SAT Avg
1,060
ACT Mid
24
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois
🏛 Public
Match
Annual Cost
$26,164/yr
Grad Earnings
$51,989
SAT Avg
1,010
ACT Mid
20
Roosevelt University
Chicago, Illinois
🏢 Private
Safety
Annual Cost
$48,426/yr
Grad Earnings
$48,712
SAT Avg
1,000
ACT Mid
24
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
🏢 Private
Safety
Annual Cost
$49,799/yr
Grad Earnings
$42,195
SAT Avg
N/A
ACT Mid
N/A
Careers after a Bachelor Degree in Journalism
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Editors
Writers and Authors
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
Proofreaders and Copy Markers
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
Photographers
Film and Video Editors
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