by our College Data Analytics TeamJournalism draws students to programs nationwide. To top this list, a school graduates more journalism students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 17 schools in Illinois offering journalism.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most journalism students in Illinois.
The most popular school in the country for journalism students is University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign. Set in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 42 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Read the full journalism report for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Illinois State University ranks #2 for journalism by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 36 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Get the full journalism details for Illinois State University
Columbia College Chicago is one of the most popular journalism schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Columbia College Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 33 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Columbia College Chicago
Depaul University came in at #4 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 31 journalism degrees in the most recent year. See more about journalism at Depaul University
Loyola University Chicago came in at #5 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 29 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Loyola University Chicago
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on our list of the most popular journalism schools. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public school located in the town of Carbondale. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 24 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Northern Illinois University comes in at #7 for journalism this year. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, Northern Illinois University is a public university. This school awarded about 13 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for Northern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University comes in at #8 for journalism this year. Located in the town of Charleston, Eastern Illinois University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Eastern Illinois University
North Central College comes in at #9 for journalism this year. North Central College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naperville. This school awarded about 12 journalism degrees in the most recent year. See more about journalism at North Central College
School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago comes in at #10 for journalism this year. School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago graduated around 5 journalism students in the most recent data year. See more about journalism at School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago
University Of Illinois At Springfield comes in at #11 for journalism this year. University Of Illinois At Springfield is a public school located in the city of Springfield. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at University Of Illinois At Springfield
Augustana College Illinois landed the #12 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Located in the city of Rock Island, Augustana College Illinois is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. See more about journalism at Augustana College Illinois
Bradley University landed the #13 spot among the most popular journalism schools. Bradley University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria. This school awarded about 3 journalism degrees in the most recent year. Read the full journalism report for Bradley University
Lewis University placed #14 for journalism by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis University is a private not-for-profit university. Lewis University graduated around 3 journalism students in the most recent data year. Get the full journalism details for Lewis University
Elmhurst College comes in at #15 for journalism this year. Set in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst College is a private not-for-profit institution. Elmhurst College graduated around 2 journalism students in the most recent data year. See more about journalism at Elmhurst College
Dominican University comes in at #16 for journalism this year. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 1 journalism degrees in the most recent year. See more about journalism at Dominican University
Knox College comes in at #17 for journalism this year. Set in the town of Galesburg, Knox College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in journalism from this school. Get the full journalism details for Knox College
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
More about our data sources and methodologies.