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2024 Best Health Professions Schools in Illinois

90 Colleges in Illinois
48,411 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$54,145 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #2 in popularity, health professions is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 90 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of health professions. Combined, these schools handed out 48,411 degrees in health professions to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School

Best Health Professions Schools in Illinois Your choice of health professions school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for health professions schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Health Professions Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Health Professions
Bachelor's Degrees in Health Professions
Master's Degrees in Health Professions
Doctor's Degrees in Health Professions

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health Professions Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Health Professions in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of health professions degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

13 Top Illinois Schools in Health Professions

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
709 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
1.0% Growth in Graduates

Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in health professions. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 709 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available. Those health professions students who get their degree from Northwestern University earn $26,679 more than the typical health professions grad.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
126 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$90,266 Median Starting Salary

Illinois College of Optometry is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in health professions. Illinois College of Optometry is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chicago.

There were about 126 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Illinois College of Optometry in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the health professions major at Illinois College of Optometry get $36,121 above the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
530 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$91,812 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science if you want to pursue a degree in health professions. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of North Chicago.

There were roughly 530 health professions students who graduated with this degree at RFUMS in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the health professions program at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science earn $37,667 above the typical college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
139 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
7.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in health professions needs to check out University of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 139 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year. Those health professions students who get their degree from University of Chicago receive $5,500 more than the typical health professions grad.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
781 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
6.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 781 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Midwestern University - Downers Grove in the most recent year we have data available. Those health professions students who get their degree from Midwestern University - Downers Grove earn $35,098 more than the standard health professions graduate.

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Rush University
Chicago, IL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
762 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$73,100 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were about 762 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Rush University in the most recent year we have data available. Health Professions degree recipients from Rush University get an earnings boost of about $18,955 over the typical earnings of health professions graduates.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
420 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$44,723 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 420 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the health professions program report average early career wages of $44,723.

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Fox College
Tinley Park, IL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
196 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
20.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Tinley Park, Fox College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 196 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Fox College in the most recent data year. After graduation, health professions degree recipients generally make an average of $44,582 in the first five years of their career.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
966 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
0.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 966 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the health professions degree program at Loyola University Chicago make $11,944 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2,021 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
5.6% Growth in Graduates

UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.

There were about 2021 health professions students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available. Those health professions students who get their degree from University of Illinois at Chicago receive $20,143 more than the average health professions graduate.

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11
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12,787 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
6.2% Growth in Graduates

Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the suburb of Addison.

There were about 12787 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Chamberlain - Illinois in the most recent year we have data available. Those health professions students who get their degree from Chamberlain University - Illinois earn $29,095 more than the standard health professions graduate.

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Oak Point University
Oak Brook, IL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
495 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
$68,837 Median Starting Salary

Oak Point is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Oak Brook.

There were about 495.00000000000006 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Oak Point in the most recent year we have data available. Those health professions students who get their degree from Oak Point University receive $14,692 more than the average health professions student.

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13
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
785 Health Professions Degrees Awarded
16.1% Growth in Graduates

Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit university located in the midsize city of Rockford. This university ranks 12th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 785 health professions students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Illinois in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, health professions degree recipients usually make an average of $40,668 in their early careers.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Schools in Illinois award.

Rank College Location
14 University of St Francis Joliet, IL
15 Adler University Chicago, IL
16 Bradley University Peoria, IL
17 Illinois State University Normal, IL
18 Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford, IL
19 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL
20 Benedictine University Lisle, IL
21 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
22 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Indiana 38 17,212
Michigan 38 17,707
Ohio 38 27,562
Wisconsin 37 11,106

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 21,995
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 5,858
Health & Medical Administrative Services 4,719
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 2,900
Allied Health Professions 2,669
Public Health 1,690
Medicine 1,344
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 889
Communication Sciences 862
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 824

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