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2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$55,467 Avg Salary
$25,786 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular online school in Illinois for business administration and management students. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for business administration and management students pursuing an online degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lewis University is a great place for business administration and management students pursuing an online degree. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

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#4

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in Illinois list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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Lake Forest Graduate School of Management landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best business administration and management programs. 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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#7

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Adler University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Schools in Illinois ranking. Adler is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Schools 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

More Business Administration & Management Rankings in Illinois

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 8 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).

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