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

44 Colleges
$66,712 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master'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.

The Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in Illinois to see which master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 2,659 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Northwestern, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 58% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at DeVry University - Illinois helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.

Women make up 63% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 32% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 68% are male.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 44 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 996 students majoring in business, management and marketing at DePaul, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 377 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UIC, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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Benedictine University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

Of the 332 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Benedictine U, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.

About 37% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business, management and marketing programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 246 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Loyola Chicago, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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#10

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #10, Roosevelt University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 206 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Roosevelt, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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