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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges
$29,854 Avg Salary
$20,960 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was ranked 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 29,314 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Business, Management & Marketing

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Illinois the best school in Illinois for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

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#2

Fox College

Bedford Park, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fox College is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Bedford Park, Fox College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at DeVry University - Illinois helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McKendree University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lebanon.

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Kankakee Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the small city of Kankakee, Kankakee Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, Roosevelt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Southwestern Illinois College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 18,882
Michigan 20,858
Ohio 25,288
Wisconsin 13,275

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382
Human Resource Management 28,787
Business Support & Assistant Services 19,119
Hospitality Management 17,689
Management Information Systems 13,680
Entrepreneurial Studies 11,319
International Business 9,101
Real Estate 6,547
General Sales & Marketing 5,923
Business/Managerial Economics 5,667
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 5,191
Other Business, Management & Marketing 4,822
Construction Management 3,846
Insurance 1,809
Taxation 1,547
Business/Corporate Communications 1,029
Telecommunications Management 55

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

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