by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 40,596 people earned their degree in public health, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 1,690 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,918 and $25,168 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 757 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in public health. To top this list, a school must have a successful public health program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree public health students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the #1 spot on the list. Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lisle, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 321 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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 Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 152 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%.
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 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s. This large school is located in Addison, Illinois, and it awarded 104 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 46 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 24 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 22 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public health degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. University of Illinois at Springfield is a small school located in Springfield, Illinois that handed out 20 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Public Health at University of Illinois at Springfield
Northern Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Northern Illinois University is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 16 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. EIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Charleston, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 6 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #12, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s public health degrees to qualified students.
Elmhurst University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Elmhurst, Illinois, and it awarded 0 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern Illinois University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 17 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Chicago State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Health Major in Illinois for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 masters’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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