25 Best colleges for Media Studies in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Media Studies. A graph of 103K citations received by 10.1K academic papers made by 25 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 Chicago

Chicago

For Media Studies

#8 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

2. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Media Studies

#9 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Media Studies

#37 in the United States

#40 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

4. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Media Studies

#41 in the United States

#45 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

5. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Media Studies

#98 in the United States

#113 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

6. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Media Studies

#101 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

7. DePaul University

Chicago

For Media Studies

#105 in the United States

#121 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,151

8. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Media Studies

#120 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,511

9. Illinois State University

Normal

For Media Studies

#161 in the United States

#188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

10. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Media Studies

#228 in the United States

#258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1247
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,839

11. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Media Studies

#261 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,702

12. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Media Studies

#271 in the United States

#305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1010
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,773

13. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Media Studies

#273 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $29,961

14. Bradley University

Peoria

For Media Studies

#326 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,053

15. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Media Studies

#336 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

16. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Media Studies

#354 in the United States

#393 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,632
Enrollment: 7,643

17. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Media Studies

#358 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,143
Enrollment: 5,756

18. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Media Studies

#383 in the United States

#423 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,096

19. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Media Studies

#439 in the United States

#482 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $53,923
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,290

20. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Media Studies

#446 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $28,387
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,020

21. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Media Studies

#459 in the United States

#504 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,117

22. Knox College

Galesburg

For Media Studies

#460 in the United States

#506 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $26,882

23. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Media Studies

#488 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,660

24. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Media Studies

#503 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

25. North Central College

Naperville

For Media Studies

#511 in the United States

#563 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,285

Closest to Illinois states to learn Media Studies

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	15	20
Missouri	10	3
Iowa	7	25
Kentucky	6	51
Wisconsin	11	5
Tennessee	8	74
Ohio	17	11
Michigan	15	2
Arkansas	5	91
Minnesota	13	27
Mississippi	3	123
Kansas	5	49
Alabama	8	50
Virginia	15	61
Georgia	10	48
North Carolina	16	26
Oklahoma	3	63
Nebraska	4	140
South Carolina	8	31
Pennsylvania	30	12
South Dakota	3	378
District of Columbia	5	33
Louisiana	5	65
Maryland	13	22
New York	64	1
New Jersey	17	24
North Dakota	2	209
Connecticut	11	23
Texas	24	4
Vermont	4	133
Colorado	9	54
Massachusetts	32	21
Rhode Island	4	175
Florida	14	44
New Hampshire	4	88
Maine	6	167
Utah	3	67
Arizona	3	19
Idaho	3	240
Oregon	7	71
Washington	11	10
California	50	7
Hawaii	3	77