Best Retail Management Schools Near Morton Grove, IL (2026)

Morton Grove, Illinois has 23 accredited schools offering retail management programs, with tuition ranging from $3,822 to $52,386 per year for indexed programs. Morton Grove has a population of about 24,687. Median household income is $106,078 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 52.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, the top-earning retail management-related role is Sales Manager at a median $158,690 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


Closest Retail Management Schools to Morton Grove

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer retail management programs near Morton Grove, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Morton Grove city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

  • Graduation rate 30%
  • Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
  • Average net price (lower is better) 20%
  • Retention rate 15%
  • Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Morton Grove. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

#1

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, IL 14.4 miles from Morton Grove BOC Score 24.4
  • 4 year
Graduation rate 55%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $42,195
Avg net price $26,598/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 65%
  • Programs offered: 24

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#2

Morton College

Cicero, IL 15.1 miles from Morton Grove BOC Score 49.6
  • 2 year
Graduation rate 26%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $42,406
Avg net price $5,191/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 42

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#3

Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, IL 24.3 miles from Morton Grove BOC Score 60.0
  • 2 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $43,892
Avg net price $2,829/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 74

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#4

City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College

Chicago, IL 25.1 miles from Morton Grove BOC Score 45.7
  • 2 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 49%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $31,114
Avg net price $9,038/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 21

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Illinois schools on the Illinois retail management page.


Retail Management Wages Near Morton Grove

Morton Grove is part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (BLS area code 16980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Illinois statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
First-Line Supervisor of Retail Sales Workers$48,900Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47,201
General and Operations Manager$109,390Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$105,589
Sales Manager$158,690Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$153,176

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.


Morton Grove at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population24,687Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$106,078Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+52.1%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)103.6 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited retail management schools are near Morton Grove, IL?

Our directory has 23 accredited schools offering retail management programs near Morton Grove. The closest is Oakton College in Des Plaines, IL (4.9 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College (25.2 miles). 6 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying retail management roles near Morton Grove?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying retail management-related roles near Morton Grove are: Sales Manager ($158,690), General and Operations Manager ($109,390), First-Line Supervisor of Retail Sales Workers ($48,900). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Illinois statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Niles instead of Morton Grove?

Niles, IL is 1.5 miles from Morton Grove and has its own set of local retail management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Is Morton Grove an affordable place to study retail management?

Morton Grove’s median household income of $106,078 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Morton Grove while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Illinois public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.


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Other Programs Available in Morton Grove

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Morton Grove:

Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.