2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Community Health and Preventive Medicine is the 270th most popular major in the country with 2,318 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 309 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community health and preventive medicine. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent community health and preventive medicine programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the community health and preventive medicine program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The community health and preventive medicine 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 “Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at UIUC

#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$20,761 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761.

Full Eastern Illinois University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

#3

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Community Health and Preventive Medicine Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Community Health and Preventive Medicine Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Community Health and Preventive Medicine (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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