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2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$24,264 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,471 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Business, Management & Marketing

Our analysis found Southwestern Illinois College to be the best value school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWIC are $6,390 per year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Southwestern Illinois College Report

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Kankakee Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Kankakee, Kankakee Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kankakee Community College are $13,200 a year.

Read full report on Business, Management & Marketing at Kankakee Community College

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Business, Management & Marketing at Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College Report

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois rankings.

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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 4 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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