WGU SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Business Degrees Built for What Chicago Employers Need Right Now
MOVE YOUR CAREER FORWARD
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Business Moves Fast. Your Education Should, Too.
The speed of business isn’t just about moving quickly—it’s about staying relevant. At the WGU School of Business, we design every program with the people shaping today’s marketplace: industry councils, employer partners, and leaders from global brands like Google, HubSpot, and IDEO.
Their insight ensures that what students learn is what the Chicago market needs today.
"WGU School of Business has catapulted my career."
-Sahar Hassan, ‘23 Chicago MBA Grad
Our programs align with industry needs to make you more promotable and more hirable.
We foster partnerships with key employers, in key industries in Chicago. This way we learn about what they need from our grads. The skills, the specific problems they’ll face. The standards they must meet.
This means you become ready for the jobs that these very same Chicago employers are looking for. Right-now relevance that makes you more hirable, more promotable, and more relevant.
These partnerships don’t just inform our curriculum. They help create pathways for diverse talent to enter and transform the business world, and their community. Because when learning is aligned with real needs, everyone benefits—students, employers, and communities.
Built for Day-One Impact
Skills that translate. Confidence that shows.
Employers don’t just want educated graduates—they want professionals who can contribute immediately.
WGU School of Business pairs relevant coursework with practical skill development, enabling students to bring value to their teams from day one.
Our graduates succeed at organizations of every size—from innovative startups to the nation’s top employers—because they’ve practiced solving real business challenges before they ever enter the job market.
This is business education designed to deliver real impact, right now.
Balance life and work while you study.
Today’s business students lead demanding lives. Existing job, family and community obligations can make earning a hard-working degree seem impossible.
So, at WGU School of Business, we design flexibility into our programs… so you learn, test and move forward at your own pace – without derailing your job, your family and your life.
And average annual WGU undergraduate tuition and fees are 67% lower than the Chicago average.
WGU School of Business gives you a quality education with real-life flexibility and affordability.
How Our School of Business Stacks Up:
Partnerships That Work for You
We partner with key employers Walgreens, McDonald’s, Kraft, T-Mobile, Allstate and more to give students real-world simulations, collaborations and connections.
Degrees Valued By Employers
A WGU degree carries weight. In fact, 84% of WGU grads in the Midwest are employed in their degree field.
Real Success for Chicago Alumni
WGU alumni work at leading Chicago employers like United Airlines, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Amazon, Salesforce, and Accenture.
