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2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$32,860 Avg Salary
$25,228 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online communication and journalism bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Illinois University the most popular online school in Illinois for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 107 students majoring in communication and journalism at WIU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 77% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for communication and journalism students working on their online bachelor’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Women make up 43% of the communication and journalism majors at the school.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at National Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best communication and journalism schools in Illinois. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 61% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 39% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Chicago.

About 60% of the students majoring in communication and journalism at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Best Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 5 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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