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Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this <nil> ranking. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Business Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our rankings named University of Chicago the best school in Illinois for business students working on their master’s degree.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our list.
One thing to take note of is that Northwestern does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 2% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our list.
Online graduate courses are available at UIUC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Illinois Tech. In fact, around 42% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Rasmussen University - Illinois helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in Illinois.
Rasmussen University - Illinois is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #6, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Bradley does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Loyola University Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Loyola Chicago does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Illinois State University landed the #8 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Illinois State. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at DePaul, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Northern Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NIU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 43% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Elmhurst University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Elmhurst does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
UIC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lewis University landed the #13 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Lewis. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #14, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at SIUE, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 86% took at least some of their classes online.
Aurora University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Aurora. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #16, Benedictine University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Benedictine U. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
North Central College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at North Central. In fact, around 70% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #18, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at University of Saint Francis, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #19, Judson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Judson. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Illinois at Springfield came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the ranking.
UIS does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Roosevelt University landed the #21 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Roosevelt does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 44% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Western Illinois University landed the #22 spot in the rankings for the best master’s degree business programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since WIU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #23 on this year’s list.
Online graduate courses are available at SIUC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #24, Dominican University did quite well on this year’s best schools for business students working on their master’s degree.
Dominican U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
DeVry University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at DeVry University - Illinois. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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