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Multimedia Schools in Illinois

Illinois contains 43 schools that offer multimedia programs. Northwestern University, the highest-ranking multimedia school in IL, has a total student population of 19,853 and is the 11th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 43 multimedia schools in Illinois, only 15 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), with Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College as the lowest recorded at only $1,984/yr.

Multimedia students from Illinois schools who go on to become multimedia designers, audio engineers, graphic designers, video engineers, 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. Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Illinois alone, there are 9,710 employed graphic designers earning an average yearly salary of $51,080. Multimedia artists and animators in this state earn $60,120/yr and there are 910 employed.

Also, within the multimedia schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from multimedia, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Multimedia Programs in Illinois

Northwestern University

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Illinois Institute of Technology

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

University of St Francis

• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Mount Prospect

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lewis University

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

ITT Technnical Institute-Orland Park

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

DeVry University-Illinois

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Robert Morris College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Burr Ridge

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

American Academy of Art

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Rend Lake College

• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Westwood College-River Oaks

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Rockford Career College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Columbia College Chicago

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Intermedia/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Westwood College-Dupage

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Illinois Central College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Parkland College

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Westwood College-Chicago Loop

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Spoon River College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Highland Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Elgin Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Nothwestern College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Waubonsee Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

College of DuPage

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Southwestern Illinois College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Moraine Valley Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Associates

College of Lake County

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Heartland Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Harper College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Lincoln Land Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Danville Area Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Rasmussen College-Rockford

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lewis and Clark Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Oakton Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Joliet Junior College

• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Prairie State College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

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See Also

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