2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Project Management in Illinois

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Project Management in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 master's degrees in project management during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Project Management School for Your Master's Degree

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of project management students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Project Management Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for project management.

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Featured Project Management Programs

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MBA in Project Management

Learn to plan, analyze, measure, maintain and adapt projects from beginning to end with this specialized online MBA that you can earn in 1 year from Southern New Hampshire University.

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MS in Project Management & Operations

Earn your Master of Science in Project Management and Operations degree completely online with Southern New Hampshire University.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Project Management in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in project management.

Most Well Attended Schools for Project Management Students Working on Their Master's

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in project management has to take a look at Lewis University. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Romeoville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in project management in Illinois.

There were about 5 project management individuals who graduated with this degree at Lewis in the most recent data year.

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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Elmhurst University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in project management. Located in the large suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in project management in Illinois.

There were about 4 project management students who graduated with this degree at Elmhurst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Lake Forest, IL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in project management. Lake Forest Graduate School of Management is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lake Forest. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in project management in Illinois.

There were roughly 1 project management individuals who graduated with this degree at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Project Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Project Management

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.