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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

40 Colleges
$23,879 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,631 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for business, management and marketing 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the business, management and marketing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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 Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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Out of the 40 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois State are $13,968 per year.

Illinois State also made our Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUE are $11,496 a year.

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Out of the 40 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the list. UIS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIS are $12,053 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WIU are $13,297 a year.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NIU are $14,738 a year.

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National Louis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

NLU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,169 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GSU are $10,108 a year.

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DeVry University - Illinois came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DeVry University - Illinois are $15,032 per year.

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#10

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

EIU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value 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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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