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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions in Illinois

5 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Illinois for a Doctorate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Health Professions is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 7,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,061 and had an average of $24,616 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 85 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,000 and $26,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,698 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in other health professions.

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Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Illinois for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree health professions students.

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Rush University
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Illinois for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rush University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Other Health Professions Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at University of Illinois at Chicago

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Illinois for a Doctorate. Northern Illinois University is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Full NIU Other Health Professions Report

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Illinois for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 1 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Northwestern University Other Health Professions Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. RFUMS is a small school located in North Chicago, Illinois that handed out 0 doctorate’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full RFUMS Other Health Professions Report

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