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 Master’s Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,272 people earned their degree in community health and preventive medicine, making the major the 281st most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 314 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 22 community health and preventive medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community health and preventive medicine. That schools that top this list have a program in community health and preventive medicine in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major in Illinois” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Illinois University Community Health and Preventive Medicine Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major in Illinois list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 11 masters’s community health and preventive medicine degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at SIUC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Community Health and Preventive Medicine Major in Illinois list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s community health and preventive medicine degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Community Health and Preventive Medicine at UIUC
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