Schools in Chicago are uniquely designed to fit the city’s need for media-adept graduates. The University of Chicago has a degree in cinema and media studies and Northwestern University features the Medill School of Journalism and Integrated Marketing Communications, one of the most famous and stringent schools of its kind. Chicago’s notable DePaul University also has a school of communication within its college of liberal arts and sciences.
Information-related jobs like broadcasting make up a great proportion of the Chicagoland area’s economy and are well established. So while growth may not seem as abundant in the industry as in others, graduates will have ample opportunities for employment. Information industries are slated to gain 6,424 jobs until 2012, bringing the information industry to a total of 100,978 jobs, a vast increase, but seemingly small across the board (0.62% annually). Broadcasting itself should see a total of 7,198 jobs in Chicago in 2012, a 0.22% increase per year. Graduates will have a plenty of opportunity to involve themselves in a great industry in a fabulous city.
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