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2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$82,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Business, Management & Marketing Doctor'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 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business, Management & Marketing program at each school on the list.

Check out the business, management and marketing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named Benedictine University the most popular school in Illinois for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 16 students majoring in business, management and marketing at Northwestern, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 30% of the students majoring in business, management and marketing at the school are women while 70% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UChicago, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business, management and marketing schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, The Chicago School Chicago Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for business, management and marketing students working on their doctor’s degree. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 33% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business, management and marketing programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 7 students majoring in business, management and marketing at UIUC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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National Louis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 29% of the business, management and marketing majors at the school.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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 13 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 Amit Savargaonkar.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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