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2025 Best Management Science Schools in Illinois

18 Colleges in Illinois
3,956 Management Science Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in management science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #40 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Management Science Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,956 degrees in management science annually.

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Choosing a Great Management Science School

Best Management Science Schools in Illinois The management science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Management Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for management science 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.

Management Science Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Management Science
Master's Degrees in Management Science
Doctor's Degrees in Management Science

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Management Science Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Management Science 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 management science degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Illinois Schools in Management Science

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
1,634 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in management science needs to look into Northwestern University. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1634 management science students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In IL
101 Management Science Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Loyola University Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in management science. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 101 management science students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
117 Management Science Degrees Awarded

DePaul University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in management science. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were approximately 117 management science students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In IL

Illinois Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in management science. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. This school ranks 23rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 27 management science students who graduated with this degree at Illinois Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IL
166 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #529 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NIU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 166 management science students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL
133 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Illinois State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal. A Best Colleges rank of #210 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.

There were about 133 management science students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In IL

Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Peoria. A Best Colleges rank of #519 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bradley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 management science students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
174 Management Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #254 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.

There were about 174 management science students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In IL
5.3% Growth in Graduates

Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Romeoville. This university ranks 39th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 19 management science students who graduated with this degree at Lewis in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In IL
45.8% Growth in Graduates

Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 24th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 24 management science students who graduated with this degree at Roosevelt in the most recent data year.

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Best Management Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 481
Michigan 915 415
Indiana 737 188
Wisconsin 672 60

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One of 3 majors within the Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods area of study, Management Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 1,190
Actuarial Science 135
Business Statistics 30

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