The Master of Business Administration:
World-Class Education in a World-Class City.

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) stands as Chicago’s only public research university and one of the nation’s most diverse and forward-looking institutions of higher learning. With more than 34,000 students enrolled across 16 colleges, UIC combines academic excellence with a deep commitment to access, affordability, and social mobility, consistently earning recognition among the top public universities in the United States. As a Carnegie R1 institution, UIC is distinguished for its world-class research and innovation across disciplines. Its health sciences enterprise—the state’s largest—encompasses nationally ranked colleges of medicine, pharmacy, nursing, dentistry, and public health, positioning UIC as a leader in training the next generation of healthcare professionals. Located in the heart of one of the world’s great cities, UIC offers students unparalleled opportunities for experiential learning, clinical training, and partnerships with Chicago’s industries, government, and cultural institutions. With its dynamic campus community, global outlook, and mission-driven scholarship, UIC prepares graduates to lead with impact both locally and worldwide.

In 1965, UIC left Navy Pier and the shores of Lake Michigan to build a sprawling urban campus in the Loop’s backyard. As the concrete structures of its Brutalist design began to rise at the border of the city’s financial district, so too did the university’s new College of Business Administration. What began as a college with three programs—accounting, economics and general business—has grown into a top-ranked, research-based business school with an international reputation. Today, the college is home to six academic departments with nearly 150 faculty members. As the city and the world of business have changed, the UIC College of Business Administration has kept pace. UIC Business relaunched our online undergraduate business degree program several years ago and in 2021, it was rated as the 7th best online business program in the country. Both the college and the campus have seen tremendous changes in their 50 years. UIC Business will continue to evolve to meet the changing demands of business and to serve the needs of all our students: past, present and future.