Business Economics is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #130 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Business Economics Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 262 degrees in business economics annually.
Your choice of business economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for business economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Business Economics Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the business economics degree levels they offer.
DePaul University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in business economics. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 45 business economics students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
Loyola University Chicago is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in business economics. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 70 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Wheaton College Illinois if you wish to pursue a degree in business economics. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wheaton. This college ranks 13th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 81 business economics students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of business economics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for business economics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
