The College of Media offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Journalism, Advertising, Media and Cinema Studies, and (jointly with the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Agricultural Communications.

Rankings are based on scholarship, and perceptions of peers as well as those of advertising industry personnel.

Advertising students at Illinois prepare for all facets of the consumer communications industry.

A degree from the College of Media stresses a strong liberal arts background, so students typically take many different classes in areas such as political science, economics, sociology, philosophy, anthropology, natural science, and history.

The University of Illinois offers students opportunities to get a sense of working in journalism while in school.