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

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$79,624 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for business administration majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Concordia University, Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 53% of the business administration majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 67% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago Report

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in business administration at DePaul, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 56% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 7 students majoring in business administration at NLU, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the business administration majors at the school.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#6

Governors State University

University Park, IL

With a ranking of #6, Governors State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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#9

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Adler University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Business Administration & Management at Adler University Report

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 9 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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