2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Arts & Media Management 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.
The Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which 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.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Arts & Media Management
Our analysis found Columbia College Chicago to be the best value school for arts and media management students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $27,786 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, media management graduates from Columbia take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $708, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best arts and media management schools in Illinois. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIC are $15,603 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Roosevelt University is a great value for arts and media management students. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Roosevelt are $31,493 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bradley are $36,360 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bradley also did well on our Best Arts & Media Management Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern also made our Best Arts & Media Management Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.
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DePaul University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value arts and media management programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Millikin University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for arts and media management students. Located in the 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.
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Arts & Media Management Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $50,623 a year.
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SAE Institute - Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for arts and media management students. It came in at #9 on the list. SAE Institute - Chicago is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The average amount in student loans that media management majors at SAE Institute - Chicago take out is $20,000.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 49 |
Ohio | 136 |
Indiana | 110 |
Wisconsin | 35 |
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Arts & Media Management Related Majors for Media Management
Arts & Media Management is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Media Management
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 9 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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