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Largest radio and television programs in Illinois
Illinois radio and television 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 | 68 |
| 2 | Illinois Media School | Chicago | For-profit, under 2-year | 45 |
| 3 | Lake Land College | Mattoon | Public, 2-year | 24 |
| 4 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | Public, 4-year | 23 |
| 5 | Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 22 |
| 6 | College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public, 2-year | 18 |
| 7 | Bradley University | Peoria | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 12 |
| 8 | Western Illinois University | Macomb | Public, 4-year | 9 |
| 9 | Chicago State University | Chicago | Public, 4-year | 7 |
| 10 | City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 11 | Rock Valley College | Rockford | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 12 | Lewis University | Romeoville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 3 |
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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