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2024 Best Entrepreneurship Schools in Illinois

15 Colleges in Illinois
194 Entrepreneurial Studies Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in entrepreneurship, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #158 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 15 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Entrepreneurship Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 194 degrees in entrepreneurship during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Entrepreneurship School

Best Entrepreneurship Schools in Illinois Your choice of entrepreneurship 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 entrepreneurship schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Entrepreneurial Studies
Master's Degrees in Entrepreneurial Studies

The entrepreneurial studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Entrepreneurship Schools in Illinois. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Entrepreneurship in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the entrepreneurial studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Illinois Schools in Entrepreneurial Studies

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In IL
85.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in entrepreneurship. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Bradley University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in entrepreneurship. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Peoria. A Best Colleges rank of #309 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bradley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent data year.

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3
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North Central College
Naperville, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In IL

It's hard to beat North Central College if you want to pursue a degree in entrepreneurship. North Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Naperville. This college ranks 25th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 3 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at North Central in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL

It's hard to beat DePaul University if you want to pursue a degree in entrepreneurship. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
11.8% Growth in Graduates

Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In IL
75.0% Growth in Graduates

Illinois Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bloomington. This university ranks 20th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 12 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Wesleyan in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In IL

Located in the city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

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

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lisle. This university ranks 27th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 5 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at Benedictine U in the most recent data year.

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9
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Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

Trinity Christian is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Palos Heights. This college ranks 40th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 5 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Christian in the most recent data year.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
30.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 entrepreneurship students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Entrepreneurship Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Entrepreneurship Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Ohio939261
Michigan915177
Indiana73740
Wisconsin67275

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Entrepreneurship is one of 4 different types of Entrepreneurial Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Entrepreneurial Studies

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Small Business Administration/Management61
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations9

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