Best Business Schools in Illinois

Also known as School of Business, a Business School is an education institution that offers bachelor or graduate degrees in management or business administration. This page lists all accredited business schools in Illinois that provide full-time or part-time graduate business education leading to an MBA (Master of Business Administration) degree.

  • All Counties in Illinois: Alphabetical list of all counties, boroughs and parishes in the state of Illinois. Offered by Countryaah.

Bradley University (Foster) (IL)
1501 W. Bradley Avenue Peoria, IL 61625
Admissions Phone: (309) 677-2253
Admissions E-mail: mba@bradley.edu
Web site: http://www.bradley.edu/fcba/mba
Electronic application: N/A

DePaul University (Kellstadt)(IL)
Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
1 E. Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60604-2287
Admissions Phone: (312) 362-8810
Admissions E-mail: kgsb@depaul.edu
Web site: http://www.kellstadt.depaul.edu/
Electronic application: N/A

Eastern Illinois University (Lumpkin) (IL)
Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences
600 Lincoln Avenue Charleston, IL 61920-3099
Admissions Phone: (217) 581-3028
Admissions E-mail: mba@eiu.edu
Web site: http://www.eiu.edu/~mba
Electronic application: http://www.eiu.edu/~mba/applymbaprog.php

Illinois Institute of Technology (Stuart) (IL)
Stuart School of Business
565 W. Adams Street Chicago, IL 60661
Admissions Phone: (312) 906-6576
Admissions E-mail: admission@stuart.iit.edu
Web site: http://www.stuart.iit.edu
Electronic application: https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=IIT-MBA

Illinois State University (IL)
College of Business
MBA Program, Campus Box 5570 Normal, IL 61790-5570
Admissions Phone: (309) 438-8388
Admissions E-mail: isumba@exchange.cob.ilstu.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.ilstu.edu/
Electronic application: http://www.mba.ilstu.edu/pros_stu/mba_application.htm

Loyola University Chicago (IL)
Graduate School of Business
820 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60611
Admissions Phone: (312) 915-6124
Admissions E-mail: gsb@luc.edu
Web site: http://www.gsb.luc.edu
Electronic application: http://www.gsb.luc.edu/students/prospective/apply/

Northern Illinois University (IL)
College of Business
Office of MBA Programs, Barsema Hall 203 De Kalb, IL 60115-2897
Admissions Phone: (866) 648-6221
Admissions E-mail: mba@niu.edu
Web site: http://www.cob.niu.edu/mbaprograms
Electronic application: http://www.grad.niu.edu

Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL)
Kellogg School of Management
2001 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208-2001
Admissions Phone: (847) 491-3308
Admissions E-mail: mbaadmissions@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Web site: http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu
Electronic application: http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/prospective/index.htm

Southern Illinois University–Carbondale (IL)
College of Business & Administration
133 Rehn Hall Carbondale, IL 62901-4625
Admissions Phone: (618) 453-3030
Admissions E-mail: mbagp@cba.siu.edu
Web site: http://www.cba.siu.edu/mba
Electronic application: N/A

Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville (IL)
School of Business
Box 1051 Edwardsville, IL 62026-1051
Admissions Phone: (618) 650-3840
Admissions E-mail: mba@siue.edu
Web site: http://www.siue.edu/BUSINESS
Electronic application: http://www.siue.edu/GRADUATE/application/index.html

University of Chicago (Booth) (IL)
Graduate School of Business
5807 S. Woodlawn Avenue Chicago, IL 60637
Admissions Phone: (773) 702-7369
Admissions E-mail: admissions@ChicagoGSB.edu
Web site: http://ChicagoGSB.edu
Electronic application: http://chicagogsb.edu/apply/index.aspx

University of Illinois–Chicago (Liautaud) (IL)
Liautaud Graduate School of Business
815 W. Van Buren Street, Suite 220, M/C 077 Chicago, IL 60607
Admissions Phone: (312) 996-4573
Admissions E-mail: mba@uic.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.uic.edu/
Electronic application: N/A

University of Illinois–Springfield (IL)
College of Business & Management
1 University Plaza, MS UHB 4000 Springfield , IL 62703
Admissions Phone: (888) 977-4847
Admissions E-mail: admissions@uis.edu
Web site: http://www.uis.edu/admissions
Electronic application: http://www.uis.edu/admissions/applyNow.html

University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign (IL)
College of Business
515 E. Gregory Drive, 3019 BIF, MC 520 Champaign, IL 61820
Admissions Phone: (217) 244-7602
Admissions E-mail: mba@illinois.edu
Web site: http://www.mba.illinois.edu
Electronic application: https://www3.business.uiuc.edu/MBA_Application/index.asp

Western Illinois University (IL)
College of Business
1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455
Admissions Phone: (309) 298-2442
Admissions E-mail: lc-wall@wiu.edu
Web site: http://www.wiu.edu/grad/busad.htm
Electronic application: http://www.wiu.edu/grad/students/prospect.htm

Illinois – State information

State name Illinois
State nickname Prairie State
Capital Springfield
Largest city Chicago
Area 149,997 km
Population 12 882 135
Joined the Union 3. 12. 1818
The biggest cities Springfield
Natural attractions Illinois and Mississippi rivers
Main industries production of metal alloys, electrical engineering and electronics, chemical industry

Illinois is made up of two completely different regions. The highly urbanized area of ​​Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan contrasts sharply with the agricultural south and west. This division is very closely tied to the history of Chicago. See Illinois abbreviation.

When French travelers invaded present-day Illinois in 1673, they found the Algonkin Indians. The French soon established settlements along the Illinois River, which they used as bases for further advance south. In 1763 the territory was ceded to Britain. The British government provoked conflicts with both Indians and Native Americans, which slowed down European colonization. During the War of Independence, the Illinois area was handed over to the United States. The settlement on the site of Chicago was founded in about 1790 by the merchant Jean-Baptiste-Point Du Sable (1750-1818). The territory of Illinois was created in 1809, when it was separated from the territory of the Indian. The first wave of settlement followed.

Conflicts with the Indians resulted in the Black Hawk War of 1832. In 1848, slavery was abolished by the constitution. Despite Confederate supporters in the south, Illinois remained in the Union during the Civil War. Then-President Abraham Lincoln spent most of his life in Illinois.

After the Civil War, Chicago prospered rapidly thanks to immigrants from Europe, who formed ethnically detached neighborhoods, and the great expansion of the agricultural processing industry throughout the Midwest. Many former slaves from the southern states also came to the city. It remained the center of the radical workers’ movement until the 20th century. During the Prohibition of the 1920s and 1930s, Chicago became a symbol of violence, which overshadowed all social and cultural progress, due to rivalry between gangs of alcohol smugglers. Racial discrimination still persisted in the agricultural south, and the Ku-Klux-Klan also operated there.

The differences between the south and the north are still clear. Agriculture (corn, soybeans) is important, as is the traditional meat and milling industry, but advanced transport engineering, electronics and especially business and transport services are crucial. O’Hare International Airport is the largest in the world.

Business Schools in Illinois