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2023 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

12 Colleges
$51,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You

With 1,068 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public health is the #11 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Benedictine University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Full Public Health at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public health programs. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Public Health at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #9, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

Full Public Health at University of Illinois at Springfield Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 423
Ohio 394
Indiana 384
Wisconsin 167

Public Health is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

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