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Finance Schools in Illinois

Illinois contains 30 schools that offer finance programs. Northwestern University, the highest-ranking finance school in IL, has a total student population of 19,853 and is the 11th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 30 finance schools in Illinois, only 14 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Northwestern University comes out as the most expensive ($28,371/yr), with Illinois Central College as the lowest recorded at only $4,505/yr.

Finance students from Illinois schools who go on to become financial managers, finance analysts, financial planners, corporate finance consultants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 495,180 people working as financial managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $113,730. Also, Budget analysts make on average $69,240 per year and there are about 60,970 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Illinois alone, there are 1,580 employed budget analysts earning an average yearly salary of $70,860. Financial managers in this state earn $114,250/yr and there are 22,940 employed.

Also, within the finance schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from finance, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Finance Programs in Illinois

Northwestern University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Loyola University Chicago

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters

University of Illinois at Chicago

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Illinois Institute of Technology

• Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law (LLM, JSD/SJD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Elmhurst College

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

North Central College

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Xavier University

• Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Millikin University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of St Francis

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Illinois State University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

DePaul University

• Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Bradley University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Western Illinois University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Eastern Illinois University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northern Illinois University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lewis University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Illinois College

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Benedictine University

• Accelerated MBA in Finance
  
• Finance MBA
  
• Accounting and Finance
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

DeVry University-Illinois

• Accounting and Finance
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Aurora University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

North Park University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Roosevelt University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Quincy University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northeastern Illinois University

• Finance, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

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Illinois Interesting Facts

• Ottawa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy and Alton hosted the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates that stirred interest all over the country in the slavery issue.
• The first Aquarium opened in Chicago, 1893.
• The world's first Skyscraper was built in Chicago, 1885.
• Home to the Chicago Bears Football Team, Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Chicago Bulls basketball team, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Whitesox baseball teams, Chicago Fire soccer team.
• The first Mormon Temple in Illinois was constructed in Nauvoo.

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See Also

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