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

43 Colleges
$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 school with a very 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 fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize 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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school 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

Out of the 43 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small 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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Out of the 43 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

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

#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #7, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. 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

With a ranking of #8, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Lewis is a medium-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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business administration and management programs. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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