by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences is the 33rd most popular major in the country with 29,840 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 506 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 481 general health services/allied health/health sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in general health services/allied health/health sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general health services/allied health/health sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree health studies students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois College landed the #1 spot on the list. Illinois College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jacksonville, Illinois. It awarded 14 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Illinois College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Hebrew Theological College landed the #2 spot on the list. HTC is located in Skokie, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Hebrew Theological College General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wheaton College Illinois. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois. Located in Wheaton, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Wheaton College Illinois General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #4 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health studies degrees to 154 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at DePaul
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 153 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
North Central College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Naperville, Illinois, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at North Central
Quincy University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois list. Quincy U is located in Quincy, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Quincy U
Rush University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois ranking. Rush University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 6 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Rush University General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
With a ranking of #9, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 98 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at UIUC
Chicago State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois ranking. CSU is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Chicago State University
McKendree University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois ranking. McKendree is a small school located in Lebanon, Illinois that handed out 3 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full McKendree University General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
Methodist College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois ranking. Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at Methodist College
Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois ranking. Trinity International University - Illinois is located in Deerfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s health studies degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at TIU Illinois
Oak Point University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Health Studies Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #14. Oak Point University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s health studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Oak Point University General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Report
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