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2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$32,271 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,828 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 252 degrees and certificates were awarded to arts and media management students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #103 most popular major in the state.

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 Value Arts & Media Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for media management students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for media management majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Arts & Media Management

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the best value school in Illinois for arts and media management students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year.

Full Arts & Media Management at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Columbia College Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value arts and media management schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $27,786 a year. On average, media management graduates from Columbia take out $25,638 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $708, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bradley are $36,360 per year.

Bradley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#4

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Millikin University is a great value for arts and media management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Millikin are $39,592 a year.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at Millikin University

#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

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

DePaul undergraduate students pay an average of $42,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Arts & Media Management at DePaul University

Best Value Arts & Media Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Arts & Media Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 49
Ohio 136
Indiana 110
Wisconsin 35

Arts & Media Management is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778

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 Perspectives - The Photography Club, IIM Ahmedabad.

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