14 Best Journalism and Digital Media schools in Illinois

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Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 365K citations received by 6.83K academic papers made by 14 universities in Illinois was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

2. Northwestern University

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

3. University of Chicago

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

4. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

5. DePaul University

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$32,129

6. Illinois State University

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

7. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1025
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
97%

8. Northern Illinois University

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
70%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$13,565
Enrollment
15,504

9. Loyola University Chicago

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$37,592

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$25,001

11. Western Illinois University

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
75%
Receiving Aid
54%
Average Aid
$15,620
Enrollment
7,073

12. Eastern Illinois University

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1000
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$11,122

13. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
93%

14. Bradley University

For Journalism and Digital Media

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1195
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$24,703

Closest to Illinois states to learn Journalism and Digital Media

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Indiana 9 42
Missouri 7 48
Iowa 3 50
Kentucky 5 46
Wisconsin 8 14
Tennessee 7 65
Ohio 12 31
Michigan 8 1
Arkansas 5 144
Minnesota 4 16
Mississippi 3 88
Kansas 3 60
Alabama 5 62
Virginia 10 54
Georgia 9 33
North Carolina 11 25
Oklahoma 3 107
Nebraska 4 106
South Carolina 5 36
Pennsylvania 16 5
South Dakota 3 264
District of Columbia 5 52
Louisiana 5 86
Maryland 7 15
New York 33 10
New Jersey 10 32
North Dakota 2 146
Connecticut 8 26
Texas 26 4
Colorado 6 43
Massachusetts 20 6
Rhode Island 3 127
Florida 13 28
Utah 3 41
Arizona 3 11
Idaho 3 198
Oregon 4 82
Washington 4 8
California 36 2