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Highest earning business administration programs in Illinois
Illinois business administration programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | Public, 4-year | $68,442 | 119 |
| 2 | University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | Public, 4-year | $65,781 | 54 |
| 3 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $64,513 | 127 |
| 4 | Rasmussen University | Rockford | For-profit, 2-year | $59,693 | 313 |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Carbondale | Public, 4-year | $55,633 | 47 |
| 6 | DeVry University | Lisle | For-profit, 4-year | $55,102 | 2,236 |
| 7 | Lewis University | Romeoville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,793 | 94 |
| 8 | St. Augustine College | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,793 | 94 |
| 9 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | Public, 4-year | $52,724 | 237 |
| 10 | Bradley University | Peoria | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,347 | 73 |
| 11 | Rockford University | Rockford | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,314 | 59 |
| 12 | Illinois State University | Normal | Public, 4-year | $50,647 | 180 |
| 13 | Augustana College | Rock Island | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $50,210 | 163 |
| 14 | Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,771 | 114 |
| 15 | Benedictine University | Lisle | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $49,611 | 60 |
| 16 | DePaul University | Chicago | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,920 | 105 |
| 17 | Aurora University | Aurora | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,843 | 162 |
| 18 | Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,706 | 39 |
| 19 | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,435 | 63 |
| 20 | Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | Public, 4-year | $46,630 | 77 |
| 21 | Millikin University | Decatur | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,431 | 47 |
| 22 | Judson University | Elgin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,731 | 59 |
| 23 | Western Illinois University | Macomb | Public, 4-year | $45,137 | 124 |
| 24 | Dominican University | River Forest | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,045 | 62 |
| 25 | North Central College | Naperville | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,934 | 54 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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