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Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$82,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in Illinois for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 12 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 large suburb of Lisle.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#8

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #8, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business, management and marketing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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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 12 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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