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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the business administration graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

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

Women make up 58% of the business administration majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Women make up 43% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

Women make up 86% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 36% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#5

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Elmhurst University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in business administration at Elmhurst, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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

Women make up 60% of the business administration majors at the school.

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University of St Francis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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

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Western Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 33% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Benedictine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

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#9

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

With a ranking of #9, Millikin University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 13 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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