by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 82,308 people earned their degree in allied health professions, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, allied health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,436 and had an average of $20,148 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 2,669 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,663 and $16,925 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,144 allied health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 42 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in allied health professions. That schools that top this list have a program in allied health professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree allied health students.
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Career College landed the #1 spot on the list. Midwestern Career College is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 53 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern College - Bridgeview landed the #2 spot on the list. Northwestern College - Bridgeview is a small private for-profit school situated in Bridgeview, Illinois. It awarded 28 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois list. Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences is located in Rock Island, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois list. BRCN is located in Quincy, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 42 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Kaskaskia College landed the #5 spot on the list. Kaskaskia College is a public institution located in Centralia, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 57 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Rockford, Illinois, this small private for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Full Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College Allied Health Professions Report
South Suburban College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. South Holland, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Triton College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking. River Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking. City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 83 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Saint Augustine College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois list. St. Augustine College is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 9 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Danville Area Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking. Danville Area Community College is located in Danville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s allied health degrees to qualified students.
Illinois Central College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois list. Illinois Central College is a medium-sized school located in East Peoria, Illinois that handed out 49 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of DuPage landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, this large public school awarded 116 degrees to qualified associates’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Sauk Valley Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking. Dixon, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Sauk Valley Community College
Kankakee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #15. Kankakee Community College is a public institution located in Kankakee, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lincoln Land Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #16. Lincoln Land Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Olney Central College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking. Olney, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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Southwestern Illinois College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois list. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized school located in Belleville, Illinois that handed out 55 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
John Wood Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Quincy, Illinois, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s allied health students in 2020-2021.
Full John Wood Community College Allied Health Professions Report
With a ranking of #20, Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Illinois Allied Health Professions Report
With a ranking of #21, Elgin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 44 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health Professions at Elgin Community College
Rend Lake College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois list. Ina, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s allied health degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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Joliet Junior College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large school located in Joliet, Illinois that handed out 48 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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Parkland College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking. Parkland College is a medium-sized school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 29 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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Richland Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Allied Health Major in Illinois ranking. Richland Community College is a small public school situated in Decatur, Illinois. It awarded 15 associates’s allied health degrees in 2020-2021.
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