Radio, Television, and Digital Communication at Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus

Chicago, IL · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 227 graduates a year

$18,740
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$35,062
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$33,711
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#4 of 9
Rank by pay
#4 of 9
Rank, wage-adjusted
$9,500
Median federal debt

Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus graduates in radio, television, and digital communication earn 4% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus Compares for Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

All 9 colleges reporting radio, television, and digital communication earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Georgia Athens, GA$73,835$76,434#1$41,858
2University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$54,680$58,628#2$38,728
3Illinois Media School Chicago, IL$35,062$34,448#3$18,740
4Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus Chicago, IL$35,062$34,448#4$18,740
5Ohio Media School-Valley View Valley View, OH$31,878$34,019#5$18,896
6Colorado Media School Denver, CO$31,878$29,812#7$18,896
7Ohio Media School-Columbus Columbus, OH$31,878$34,019#6$18,896
8Ohio Media School-Cincinnati Norwood, OH$27,726$29,588#8$15,006
9Miami Media School Doral, FL$27,726$29,511#9$15,006

Other Majors at Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$44,556$21,902#6 of 11

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus radio, television, and digital communication graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $18,740 one year after graduating and $35,062 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus rank for radio, television, and digital communication?

Among 9 colleges reporting earnings for radio, television, and digital communication graduates, Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus ranks #4 by median pay four years after graduation, and #4 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is radio, television, and digital communication at Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 4% more than the national median for radio, television, and digital communication ($33,711), and the median federal debt at graduation is $9,500.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.