2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor'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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public health majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Health

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

4 Doctor's Degrees

#4 in Quality in Illinois

$17,823 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

25 Doctor's Degrees

#18 in Quality in Illinois

$17,277 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Illinois at Chicago

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 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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