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

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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.

The Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 43 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for business administration and management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means DeVry University - Illinois is a great place for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.

About 61% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business administration and management schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Business Administration & Management at Northwestern University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

Women make up 63% of the business administration majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 41% of the business administration majors at the school.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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

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#8

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

Women make up 65% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at Lewis University Report

With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

About 49% of the students majoring in business administration at the school are women while 51% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business administration and management students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

Women make up 34% of the business administration majors at the school.

Full Business Administration & Management at Northern Illinois University Report

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

  • 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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