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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$18,521 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 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 value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Our analysis found Eastern Illinois University to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

EIU graduate students pay an average of $10,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at Eastern Illinois University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Health at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Chamberlain - Illinois graduate students pay an average of $14,090 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at Chamberlain University - Illinois

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Springfield is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIS are $11,111 per year.

Full Public Health at University of Illinois at Springfield Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Health at Northern Illinois University

University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly 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

With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUC are $16,162 per year.

Full Public Health at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.

UIUC also made our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

With a ranking of #9, Benedictine University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Benedictine U are $19,640 per year.

Read full report on Public Health at Benedictine University

Loyola University Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at Loyola University Chicago

Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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