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2023 Most Popular Public Health Schools in Illinois

17 Colleges
$45,918 Avg Salary
$25,168 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Health 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 Most Popular Public Health 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 17 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Benedictine University to be the most popular school for public health students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Chamberlain University - Illinois helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public health schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public health programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #9, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #10, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 17 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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