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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

56 Colleges
$44,631 Avg Salary
$27,430 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Of the 1,202 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Of the 1,142 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Illinois State, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 56 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 998 students majoring in business, management and marketing at DePaul, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 990 students majoring in business, management and marketing at DeVry University - Illinois, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 790 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UIC, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 724 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Loyola Chicago, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

Of the 592 students majoring in business, management and marketing at NIU, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

Women make up 40% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 54% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#10

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.

About 43% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 57% are male.

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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 25 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.

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