2024 Best Other Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Other Health Professions is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #112 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of other health professions. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 doctor's degrees in other health professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on other health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of other health professions students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for other health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized other health professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for other health professions students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Other Health Professions Schools

The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Other Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Other Health Professions in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in other health professions.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Health Professions

1

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

4 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in other health professions needs to check out University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in other health professions from University of Illinois at Chicago

2

Rush University
Chicago, IL

5 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in other health professions has to take a look at Rush University. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in other health professions from Rush University

2

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

2 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Northern Illinois University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in other health professions. NIU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Dekalb.More information about a doctorate in other health professions from Northern Illinois University

Best Other Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	149	0
Ohio	144	13
Indiana	132	21
Wisconsin	108	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Other Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Professions Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences	12

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	1,344
Nursing	1,166
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	649
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	382
Dentistry	308
Optometry	167
Chiropractic	87
Communication Sciences	76
Alternative Medicine & Systems	46
Public Health	45

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/NY_College_of_Health_Professions_Massage_Therapy_Class.jpg. More about our data sources and methodologies.