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2023 Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in Illinois

44 Colleges
$29,984 Avg Salary
$9,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Business Support & Assistant Services School for You

With 115 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>, business support & assistant services is the #17 most popular major in Illinois.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for business students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Business Support & Assistant Services program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named William Rainey Harper College the most popular school in Illinois for business support & assistant services students. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

Out of the 44 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Lake County landed the # 2 spot on the list. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the suburb of Grayslake.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Illinois is a great place for business support & assistant services students. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rockford.

While working on their degree, business support majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois accumulate an average of around $9,500 in student debt.

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#4

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

Out of the 44 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Parkland College

Champaign, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Parkland College is a great place for business support & assistant services students. Located in the city of Champaign, Parkland College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Heartland Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business support & assistant services students. Heartland Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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With a ranking of #7, Kankakee Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business support & assistant services students. Located in the small city of Kankakee, Kankakee Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Moraine Valley Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Palos Hills, MVCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Waubonsee Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for business support & assistant services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Waubonsee is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Sugar Grove.

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Best Business Support & Assistant Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Business Support & Assistant Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 63
Ohio 150
Indiana 67
Wisconsin 135

Business Support & Assistant Services is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

Business Support Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation 6,428
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 6,267
Business & Office Technology 2,616
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary 1,792
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services 1,693
Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services 418
Traffic, Customs, and Transportation Clerk/Technician 192
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations 168
Receptionist 112

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 28 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).

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