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2023 Most Popular Online Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

5 Schools Ranked
$11,516 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$14,153 Avg Student Debt

With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Most Popular Online Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones had the most popular online undergraduate certificate programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

25 Total Awards
$16,699 Average Tuition & Fees
$17,637 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. Located in Rockford, Illinois, the very small private for-profit school handed out 25 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College, expect to pay an average of $16,699 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,637 in student loans. Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 63% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#2

Southeastern Illinois College

Harrisburg, Illinois
4 Total Awards
$6,120 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Southeastern Illinois College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Illinois. Located in Harrisburg, Illinois, the small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees if they attend SIC full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $6,360. Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 55% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, Illinois
14 Total Awards
$11,608 Average Tuition & Fees
$12,159 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McHenry County College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, the medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

Students from Illinois who attend MCC full time pay an average of $11,608 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $14,449. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from MCC accumulate an average of $12,159 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, Illinois
1 Total Awards
$9,271 Average Tuition & Fees
$17,164 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Waubonsee Community College is a great place for business students working on their undergraduate certificate. Waubonsee is a medium-sized public school situated in Sugar Grove, Illinois. It awarded 1 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $9,271 in tuition and fees if they attend Waubonsee full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,076. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $17,164 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

Rasmussen University - Illinois

Rockford, Illinois
$13,883 Average Tuition & Fees
$20,381 Avg Student Debt

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Illinois is a great place for business students working on their undergraduate certificate.

Rasmussen University - Illinois does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $13,883. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,381 in student loans.

In 2019-2020 about 99% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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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