Journalism Schools In Illinois

There are 21 accredited journalism schools in Illinois for faculty who teach journalism classes to choose from. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the journalism academic community in Illinois, and the future trends in journalism training at the following levels:

Journalism Certificate
Bachelors degree in Journalism
Masters degree in Journalism
PhD degree in Journalism

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Professional Trends

Illinois Vs. National Journalism Employment

Illinois	5,140
National	105,350

Approximately 5% of the country's journalism professionals work in Illinois state.

Employment Growth for Journalism professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
4,980	5,110	5,330	4,990	5,140

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of journalism professionals is growing in Illinois. There were 160 more journalism professionals working in Illinois in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Illinois, this field has grown by 3% in four years. This is slower than the trend for journalism professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of journalism professionals has shrunk by 12% between 2006 and 2010.

Journalism VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$48,647	$54,380	$55,607	$55,713	$57,463
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: Journalism
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In Illinois, as the number of journalism professionals is growing, the salaries earned by journalism professionals are increasing. Journalism professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $48,647 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $57,463 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Journalism professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$23,230
25th percentile	$33,263
50th percentile	$45,537
75th percentile	$73,600
90th percentile	$110,090

Thus, there was a 15% growth in journalism professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Illinois, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of journalism. The pay differential between the highest paid journalism professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 374%

Average Salaries for Journalism professionals and related professions in Illinois

Communications	$46,100
Creative Writing	$61,090
Journalism	$57,463

Journalism professionals in Illinois earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Journalism programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois

associate	0
bachelor	22
master	9
doctor	1
Certificate	1
Total	33

As the number of journalism professionals is increasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 21 accredited journalism schools in Illinois state is also increasing. In Illinois, there were 1,017 graduates in 2006. And there were 1,108 graduates from journalism courses in 2010.

There was an increase in the number of journalism school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois by 9%. A majority of these graduates, or 67%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Journalism Faculty Salaries in Illinois

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