by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 45 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for health professions students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15,553 bachelor's degrees in health professions during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The health professions bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor's degree.
The health professions 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 the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in health professions.
It's hard to beat Northwestern University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in health professions. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Northwestern University
It is hard to beat Rush University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in health professions. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Rush University
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in health professions has to look into Loyola University Chicago. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Loyola University Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in health professions. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Located in the large suburb of Oak Brook, Oak Point is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Oak Point University
Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Chamberlain University - Illinois
Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Joliet.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of St Francis
SIUC is a large public university located in the city of Carbondale.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Illinois State is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Normal.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Illinois State University
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 12,329 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 678 |
| Public Health | 607 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 487 |
| Communication Sciences | 363 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 333 |
| Allied Health Professions | 219 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 150 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 148 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 107 |
