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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

10 Colleges
$61,403 Avg Salary
$24,100 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, business, management and marketing was the most popular one in Illinois. In total, 13,721 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Check out the business, management and marketing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best school for business, management and marketing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#3

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Elmhurst University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their graduate certificate. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elmhurst.

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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Western Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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DeVry University - Illinois landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#8

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Illinois State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate business, management and marketing programs. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Benedictine University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 5,487
Ohio 5,612
Wisconsin 2,457
Michigan 5,704

Business, Management & Marketing Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784
Marketing 4,011
Management Information Systems 2,766
International Business 2,007
Entrepreneurial Studies 1,823
Taxation 1,350
Hospitality Management 1,341
Real Estate 1,280
Other Business, Management & Marketing 1,073
General Sales & Marketing 537
Construction Management 466
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 180
Business/Managerial Economics 162
Insurance 143
Business/Corporate Communications 117
Telecommunications Management 23

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

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