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2026 Best Value Small Business Administration/Management Schools in Illinois

[Small Business Administration/Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/entrepreneurial-studies/small-business-administration-management/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong small business administration/management education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 15 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for small business administration/management students.

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• Best Value Small Business Administration/Management Schools in Illinois

2026 Best Value Small Business Administration/Management Schools in Illinois

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in small business administration/management, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Small Business Administration/Management Schools

1

Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL

$4,230 In-State Tuition & Fees

$10,388 Avg Student Debt

$36,884 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Southwestern Illinois College, our #1 best value for small business administration/management in Illinois. Southwestern Illinois College is a large public school located in the suburb of Belleville. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $4,230, compared with $6,720 for out-of-state students. Small Business Administration/management graduates carry a median of $10,388 in student loans. Soon after graduation, small business administration/management degree recipients from Southwestern Illinois College generally make around $44,345. That is a strong return on a $10,388 median debt.

2

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney Central College
Olney, IL

$5,260 In-State Tuition & Fees

$9,434 Avg Student Debt

$37,533 Median Earnings (10yr)

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney Central College is a great value for students pursuing a degree in small business administration/management, landing the #2 spot this year. Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney Central College is a large public school located in the town of Olney. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,260, with out-of-state students paying around $12,460. Small Business Administration/management graduates carry a median of $9,434 in student loans. Early-career small business administration/management graduates make about $38,331. Set against $9,434 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 15 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.