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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois, United StatesPublic HLCGies Online

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a public university whose Gies College of Business offers fully online master's degrees: the iMBA, the iMSA in accountancy and the iMSM in management, with pay-as-you-go tuition and no on-campus commitments.

Verified online business degrees

3 programs verified so far (3 master's). The institution may offer more online degrees than we have verified.

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

iMBA (Online MBA)

Master'sMBAEnglish-taughtMaster of Business Administration
Subject: Business Administration · Marketing (concentration) · Finance (concentration)
Location: Champaign, Illinois, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program. · Mixed (live + self-paced) · Flexible pace
In-person requirements: No campus visits required
Duration: 24-60 months · 72 US credit hours
Tuition: Tuition: US$379 per credit · All online students — University of Illinois tuition and fees per credit hour, effective Fall 2026 · 2026-27
Next deadline: November 5, 2026 · January 2027
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

iMSA (Online Master of Science in Accountancy)

Master'sMSAEnglish-taughtMaster of Science in Accountancy
Subject: Accounting
Location: Champaign, Illinois, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: No campus visits required
Duration: Duration not verified · 32 US credit hours
Tuition: Tuition: US$904 per credit · All online students — Accounting course tuition and fees per credit hour (non-accounting electives $379), Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 · 2026-27
Next deadline: November 5, 2026 · January 2027
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

iMSM (Online Master of Science in Management)

Master'sMSMEnglish-taughtMaster of Science in Management
Subject: Business Administration
Location: Champaign, Illinois, United StatesInstitution location, not a residency requirement
Online format: Fully onlineAll teaching is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
In-person requirements: No campus visits required
Duration: 12 - 60 months to complete – you set the pace · 36 US credit hours
Tuition: Tuition: US$379 per credit · All online students — Tuition and fees per credit hour, Fall 2026 - Summer 2027 · 2026-27
Next deadline: November 5, 2026 · January 2027
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Recognition and accreditation

Legal recognition

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — Accredited · since January 1, 1913 · next review 08/31/2030

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Authority in United States

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Legal recognition is what allows an institution to award degrees in its own country. Business-school accreditations (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA and others) are voluntary quality reviews of the business school and do not automatically cover every program. None of these guarantees that a degree is recognized for employment or further study in every other country.

Online student services

Services the university publishes for online students. Availability can depend on program and enrollment status.

Online student services: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Who can enroll

Where online students may enroll from, as the institution publishes it. Eligibility, recognition notes and professional-body statements are separate questions.

International students

  • Applicants who are not US citizens or permanent residents may apply; non-native English speakers submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores unless exempt.
    Source: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Scholarships and tuition discounts

University-wide awards and rates published for online students. Program pages list awards specific to a program.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists English-taught online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in business subjects. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope.
  • MS in Finance (Master of Science in Finance)Listed among campus graduate degrees; not among the online programs (iMBA, iMSA, iMSM, MSBAi).Source: giesbusiness.illinois.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Online graduate certificates (e.g. Financial Management, Digital Marketing)Graduate certificates, not degrees.Source: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • MS in Business Analytics (MSBAi)Business analytics is outside the eight directory subjects.Source: giesbusiness.illinois.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Control
Public
Source: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Main location
515 East Gregory Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, United States
Source: giesonline.illinois.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 11, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. giesbusiness.illinois.edu/academics/online — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. giesonline.illinois.edu/explore-programs/online-mba — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. giesonline.illinois.edu/explore-programs/online-mba/faqs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. giesonline.illinois.edu/tuition-costs — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — Government dataset (US Department of Education IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Online Business Degrees (Master's)