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2023 Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$51,293 Avg Salary
$36,417 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Business/Commerce School for You

General Business/Commerce is the #78 most popular major in Illinois with 132 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Business/Commerce program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for general business majors pursuing a .

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the most popular school in Illinois for general business/commerce students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Full General Business/Commerce at Northwestern University Report

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Business & Commerce Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full General Business/Commerce at University of Chicago Report

#3

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at Roosevelt University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general business/commerce schools in Illinois. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for general business/commerce students. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best General Business/Commerce Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 215
Ohio 52
Indiana 1,620
Wisconsin 299

General Business/Commerce is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Consulate General Munich.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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