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2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

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 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular online school in Illinois for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.

Women make up 65% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

Of the 25 students majoring in business, management and marketing at University of Saint Francis, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 42% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

About 52% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Lewis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

About 86% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#6

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

With a ranking of #6, Elmhurst University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Elmhurst, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#8

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.

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With a ranking of #8, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their online graduate certificate. Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lake Forest.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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.

  • 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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