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Largest digital communication and media programs in Illinois
Illinois digital communication and media programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern University | Evanston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 607 |
| 2 | Illinois Media School | Chicago | For-profit, under 2-year | 63 |
| 3 | University of Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 44 |
| 4 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 34 |
| 5 | DePaul University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 33 |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | Public, 4-year | 25 |
| 7 | Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 13 |
| 8 | Parkland College | Champaign | Public, 2-year | 8 |
| 9 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | Public, 4-year | 6 |
| 10 | City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 11 | College of Lake County | Grayslake | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 12 | Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | Public, 2-year | 4 |
| 13 | Millikin University | Decatur | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 14 | North Central College | Naperville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 15 | Saint Xavier University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 16 | South Suburban College | South Holland | Public, 2-year | 3 |
| 17 | Oakton College | Des Plaines | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 18 | Lewis University | Romeoville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 19 | Rock Valley College | Rockford | Public, 2-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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