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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Illinois

35 Colleges
$52,092 Avg Salary
$25,930 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for business, management and marketing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing 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 degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 35 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Out of the 35 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at Rasmussen University - Illinois helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Illinois list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #8 on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for business, management and marketing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large 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 25 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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