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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

39 Colleges
$68,610 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree School for You

Business Administration & Management is the most popular major in Illinois with 7,000 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for business administration majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Full Business Administration & Management at University of Chicago Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lake Forest.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Business Administration & Management at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree business administration and management programs. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

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#8

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Full Business Administration & Management at Illinois State University Report

Loyola University Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3,906
Ohio 3,681
Indiana 2,674
Wisconsin 1,563

One of 20 majors within the area of study, business administration and management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Business Administration

Related Major Annual Graduates
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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