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2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the business administration graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular school in Illinois for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.

Women make up 58% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at DeVry University - Illinois Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Women make up 43% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for business administration and management students working on their graduate certificate. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 36% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

Women make up 86% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#5

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Elmhurst University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in business administration at Elmhurst, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 60% of the business administration majors at the school.

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University of St Francis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate business administration and management programs. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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

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Western Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Benedictine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business administration and management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

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#9

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

Millikin University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Business Administration & Management at Millikin University Report

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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