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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

51 Colleges
$42,058 Avg Salary
$28,414 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, business administration and management students earned 13,124 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 51 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.

Women make up 62% of the business administration majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at DeVry University - Illinois take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $42,035. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $107, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Business Administration & Management at DeVry University - Illinois Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great place for business administration and management students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

About 44% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 56% are male.

Business Administration majors at SIUE take out an average of $22,703 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $220.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Of the 174 students majoring in business administration at NIU, 67% are male and 33% are female.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at NIU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,028. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $171.

Full Business Administration & Management at Northern Illinois University Report

#4

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Aurora University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

Women make up 44% of the business administration majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, business administration majors at Aurora accumulate an average of around $25,653 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $186, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Business Administration & Management at Aurora University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Women make up 24% of the business administration majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Illinois State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,865. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $412.

Full Business Administration & Management at Illinois State University Report

#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 45% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 55% are male.

This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $510, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the business administration majors at the school.

Business Administration majors at UIUC take out an average of $17,517 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $613.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 59% of the business administration majors at the school.

On average, business administration graduates from Loyola Chicago take out $26,558 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $889.

Full Business Administration & Management at Loyola University Chicago Report

University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree business administration and management programs. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

Of the 115 students majoring in business administration at UIS, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Business Administration majors at UIS take out an average of $25,948 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $124, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

North Park University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #10, North Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, North Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 49% of the business administration majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at North Park take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,448. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $267.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9,389
Ohio 10,313
Indiana 6,950
Wisconsin 5,343

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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