2026 Best Animal Health Schools in Illinois
Animal Health programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for animal health students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Animal Health in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall animal health education in Illinois.
Top Schools in Animal Health
Leading the list is University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign, our #1 school for animal health. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public university. About 85% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 18 animal health students who graduated with this degree at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign in the most recent data year. Students who receive their animal health degree from University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign earn around $42,723 in the first couple years of their career. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign graduates carry a median of $19,850 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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.
