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2023 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$33,707 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 108 degrees and certificates were awarded to entrepreneurial studies students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #156 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for entrepreneurship students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for entrepreneurship majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for entrepreneurial studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year.

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#3

Lincoln College

Lincoln, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Lincoln College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lincoln.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lincoln College are $19,800 per year.

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#4

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value entrepreneurial studies schools in Illinois. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

Bradley undergraduate students pay an average of $36,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bradley also is in the top 20% of our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.

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#5

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

Out of the 11 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Christian College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Trinity Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Palos Heights.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinity Christian are $33,275 a year.

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#6

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL

Illinois Wesleyan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for entrepreneurial studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, Illinois Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois Wesleyan are $52,512 a year.

Illinois Wesleyan also made our Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.

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Benedictine University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Benedictine U are $32,280 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for entrepreneurial studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

University of Saint Francis undergraduate students pay an average of $35,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree entrepreneurial studies programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 a year.

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#10

North Central College

Naperville, IL

North Central College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Central are $42,206 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, entrepreneurship graduates from North Central carry an average student debtload of $19,577.

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Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 223
Ohio 450
Indiana 41
Wisconsin 112

One of 21 majors within the area of study, entrepreneurial studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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