2027 Best Value Other Public Health Schools in Illinois
[Other Public Health](/majors/health-care-professions/public-health/public-health-other/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other public health education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value other public health schools.
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2027 Best Value Other Public Health Schools in Illinois
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other public health degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Public Health Schools
University Of Chicago tops our 2027 list of the best value other public health schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a very large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $69,324. Students borrow a median of $15,854 to complete the other public health program here. Soon after graduation, other public health degree recipients from University Of Chicago generally make around $81,002. That is a strong return on a $15,854 median debt. Roughly 4% of applicants are accepted.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value other public health schools. Set in the suburb of Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,092. Typical student debt for other public health graduates is $29,223. Early-career other public health graduates make about $35,023. That is a strong return on a $29,223 median debt. The acceptance rate is 98%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Benedictine University earned it the #3 place for other public health. Benedictine University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $32,648. Typical student debt for other public health graduates is $25,338. Soon after graduation, other public health degree recipients from Benedictine University generally make around $64,930. Set against $25,338 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 95% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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