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2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

9 Ranked Colleges
625 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master's in Illinois

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 “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Public Health is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 20,721 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 824 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 625 general public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general public health programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general public health program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree general public health students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Public Health in Illinois

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 130 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago General Public Health Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s general public health students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree general public health students list, UIUC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full UIUC General Public Health Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Chamberlain University - Illinois is located in Addison, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 masters’s general public health degrees to qualified students.

Chamberlain - Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chamberlain - Illinois are $14,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at Chamberlain University - Illinois

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

UIS also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at University of Illinois at Springfield

#5

Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lisle, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 287 students in 2019-2020.

Benedictine U also made our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Benedictine University are $19,709.

Full Benedictine U General Public Health Report

#6

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

Northern Illinois University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking. NIU is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 16 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086.

Read more about General Public Health at NIU

#7

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Loyola University Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree general public health students list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Public Health at Loyola University Chicago

#8

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

DePaul University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking, coming in at #8. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general public health degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree general public health students list, DePaul has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Public Health at DePaul University

#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 35 masters’s general public health degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

Read full report on General Public Health at Northwestern University

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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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