2023 Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
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Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for business students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 52 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 21% were women.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for business students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 35 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 34% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Northwestern. 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 attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 41% were women.
UIUC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 14 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Benedictine University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Lisle, Illinois that handed out 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 48% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Benedictine U. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 20 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Concordia University, Chicago. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. This large public school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 17 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
UIC 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 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 10 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 30% were women.
Illinois Tech 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at The Chicago School Chicago Campus, 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 28% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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DePaul University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
DePaul 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.
National Louis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 29% were women.
NLU 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 33% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SIUC. 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.
Northern Illinois University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree business programs. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, the fairly large public school handed out 5 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NIU. In fact, around 43% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Governors State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in University Park, Illinois, the small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 35% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Adler University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Adler. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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%.
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