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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$21,894 Avg Salary
$16,481 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Communication & Journalism is the #12 most popular major in Illinois with 4,261 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Communication & Journalism Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for communication and journalism majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top Illinois Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Communication & Journalism

Our analysis found Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus to be the best school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Communication & Journalism at Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus Report

#2

Illinois Media School

Lombard, IL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Illinois Media School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in Illinois. Illinois Media School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lombard.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,714
Michigan 3,555
Ohio 3,901
Wisconsin 1,988

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

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