Waukegan, IL (population: 91,248) has twenty-six computer animation schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. Loyola University Chicago, the highest ranked school in this group with a computer animation program, has a total student population of 15,879. It is the 144th highest ranked school in the USA and the 3rd highest in the state of Illinois (#1 is Northwestern University).
Computer Animation students from Waukegan schools who go on to become computer animators, animators, animation designers, animation artists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 28,800 people working as multimedia artists and animators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $62,810.
Waukegan lies in Lake county, which is one of the 49 counties in Illinois. Overall, the Lake County-Kenosha County-WI Metropolitan area has 383,650 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $23/hr average worker wage, and a $47,670 average annual salary.
Of the 26 computer animation schools with a 100-mile radius of Waukegan, only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago comes out as the most expensive ($28,726/yr) for computer animation students, with Joliet Junior College as the lowest, reported at only $4,130/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Waukegan |
Kenosha | WI | 98,714 | 3 | 21.7449 | 204 | 14.6 miles |
Palatine | IL | 67,435 | 1 | 12.7765 | 87 | 20.0 miles |
Arlington Heights | IL | 73,268 | 1 | 24.4091 | 3 | 20.2 miles |
Glenview | IL | 46,461 | 0 | - | 0 | 20.2 miles |
Mount Prospect | IL | 52,994 | 2 | 36.9644 | 21 | 21.1 miles |
Des Plaines | IL | 57,512 | 1 | 11.0092 | 69 | 23.6 miles |
Skokie | IL | 66,692 | 6 | 22.9614 | 40 | 23.8 miles |
Evanston | IL | 78,672 | 5 | 24.133 | 202 | 24.0 miles |
Racine | WI | 82,139 | 1 | 0.0127893 | 0 | 25.1 miles |
Crystal Lake | IL | 42,672 | 3 | 24.3677 | 64 | 25.4 miles |
Hoffman Estates | IL | 54,568 | 1 | 19.0736 | 10 | 25.5 miles |
Schaumburg | IL | 71,386 | 3 | 11.8364 | 30 | 25.9 miles |
West Dundee | IL | - | 1 | 23.2604 | 5 | 28.3 miles |
Hanover Park | IL | - | 1 | 22.3828 | 2 | 29.3 miles |
River Grove | IL | - | 1 | 11.7006 | 67 | 30.8 miles |
Addison | IL | - | 1 | 11.9746 | 2 | 30.9 miles |
Elgin | IL | 111,179 | 3 | 24.5629 | 139 | 31.4 miles |
River Forest | IL | - | 2 | 45.0836 | 173 | 32.8 miles |
Glendale Heights | IL | - | 1 | 27.7281 | 3 | 32.9 miles |
Oak Park | IL | 49,270 | 1 | 1.32863 | 0 | 33.5 miles |
Villa Park | IL | - | 2 | 31.4324 | 7 | 33.8 miles |
Carol Stream | IL | 40,639 | 0 | - | 0 | 33.9 miles |
Lombard | IL | 43,240 | 3 | 11.1886 | 2 | 35.3 miles |
Glen Ellyn | IL | - | 1 | 13.8242 | 100 | 35.5 miles |
Berwyn | IL | 49,477 | 1 | 23.6937 | 4 | 36.9 miles |
Chicago | IL | 2,878,948 | 79 | 18.4208 | 1,944 | 37.9 miles |
Downers Grove | IL | 49,475 | 1 | 0.403237 | 10 | 40.2 miles |
Lisle | IL | - | 2 | 24.7595 | 107 | 40.7 miles |
Greenfield | WI | - | 4 | 24.3685 | 60 | 41.5 miles |
Woodridge | IL | - | 1 | 16.3637 | 24 | 44.1 miles |