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

26 Colleges
$32,228 Avg Salary
$15,763 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Joliet Junior College the most popular school in Illinois for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 48% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis and Clark Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 46% are male.

The average amount in student loans that business administration majors at Lewis and Clark Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,973.

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Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rockford, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in business administration at Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, business administration majors at Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College accumulate an average of around $20,769 in student debt.

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#4

McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, IL

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at McHenry County College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in Illinois. MCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Crystal Lake.

Of the 10 students majoring in business administration at MCC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#5

Morton College

Cicero, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morton College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Cicero, Morton College is a public school with a small student population.

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

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#6

Triton College

River Grove, IL

Triton College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Triton College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of River Grove.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Southeastern Illinois College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Harrisburg, SIC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in business administration at SIC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, City Colleges of Chicago - Richard J Daley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Richard J Daley College is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

Illinois Central College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the large suburb of East Peoria, ICC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S Truman College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Harry S Truman College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Colleges 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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