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2021 Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

33 Colleges
3,565 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,543 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IllinoisOut of the majors we analyze each year, business administration & management was ranked 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 3,565 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 2.2% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

This year's Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking looked at 33 colleges that offer a bachelor's in business administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality business administration & management programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the business administration & management program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying business administration.

Top 10 Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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American InterContinental University - Online tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional business administration & management students. Located in the rural area of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.4%. All 13,480 students take classes exclusively online at AIU Online. 1,555 of AIU Online students are attending part time.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign. UIUC also made our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

The student loan default rate at UIUC is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. DePaul not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in Illinois list.

The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. 3,547 students are part time.

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

Lewis University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. Lewis not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in Illinois list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. Approximately 2,947 students take at least one class online at Lewis. There are roughly 2,022 part time students in attendance at Lewis.

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Loyola University Chicago earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in Illinois ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 5,319 students take at least one class online at Loyola Chicago. 2,121 of Loyola Chicago students are attending part time.

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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best business administration & management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIS, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in Illinois ranking.

About 1.0% of UIS students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,246 students at UIS are exclusively online. 1,727 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize McKendree University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at McKendree is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 736 students take at least one class online at McKendree. About 527 of the students at McKendree are attending part time.

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Illinois State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Business Administration & Management in Illinois ranking.

About 1.7% of Illinois State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.

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Governors State University
University Park, IL

Governors State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. There are approximately 1,840 students at GSU that take at least one class online. About 1,954 of the students at GSU are attending part time.

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Roosevelt University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 1,651 students at Roosevelt that take at least one class online. 983 of Roosevelt students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Business Administration & Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Business Administration & Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 4,041
Ohio 3,640
Indiana 2,577
Wisconsin 2,764

Business Administration & Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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