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

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

13 Colleges
$82,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Illinois to see which doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Benedictine University the most popular school in Illinois for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

Women make up 48% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 50% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 30% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in business, management and marketing at DePaul, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 33% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 9 students majoring in business, management and marketing at The Chicago School Chicago Campus, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 9 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UIC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 7 students majoring in business, management and marketing at NLU, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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

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 13 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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