<p>The price for apartments between downtown Chicago and NU vary considerably. Once you get north of lincoln park or the Fullerton red line stop the price drops considerably. I recommend looking for places to rent north of the Fullerton red line stop an d not getting a place near Evanston where prices can increase a lot. Evanston is very wealthy. Check it out just in case I am incorrect on Evanston apartment or renting a house or a floor of a house. I advise looking along the Chicago CTA red line for housing north of Fullerton. also som stops include th 'purple line express" this only runs during rush hour but is very quick to travel from evanston to downtown Chicago. It takes about an hour or an hour and a half on the CTA Red line from evanston to dwntown Chicago. Use google maps an check out the areas. By now I’m sure you’ll guess that I would say go to NU for journalism. Respected nation and world wide. Good luck.</p>