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Largest journalism programs in Illinois
Illinois journalism 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 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | Public, 4-year | 42 |
| 2 | Illinois State University | Normal | Public, 4-year | 36 |
| 3 | DePaul University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 31 |
| 4 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 29 |
| 5 | Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 26 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | Public, 4-year | 13 |
| 7 | Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | Public, 4-year | 12 |
| 8 | North Central College | Naperville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 9 | University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | Public, 4-year | 5 |
| 10 | Augustana College | Rock Island | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 4 |
| 11 | Bradley University | Peoria | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
| 12 | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 13 | Knox College | Galesburg | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 14 | Dominican University | River Forest | Private nonprofit, 4-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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