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2023 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Business, Management & Marketing Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large 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 34 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Out of the 34 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 fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Out of the 34 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Illinois is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

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Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a 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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