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

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

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$68,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master'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.

The Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 43 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the business administration master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 61% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 43 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 48% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 71% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Benedictine University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in Illinois. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

Women make up 63% of the business administration majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 41% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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

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#8

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

Women make up 65% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Women make up 34% of the business administration majors at the school.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

About 49% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 51% are male.

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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 25 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).

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