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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

10 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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Western Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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DeVry University - Illinois came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the midsize 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 graduate certificate. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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Illinois State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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With a ranking of #10, Benedictine University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

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

Explore all the Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools 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 10 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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