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

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 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 Administration & Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for business administration majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 53% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at Concordia University, Chicago Report

#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’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.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 56% of the business administration majors at the school.

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at University of Illinois at Chicago

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago is a great place for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 67% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago Report

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

Read full report on Business Administration & Management at National Louis University

#6

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business administration and management programs. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the business administration majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their doctor’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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#9

Adler University

Chicago, IL

Adler University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. 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

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 9 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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