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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.

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

About 78% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 22% are male.

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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 school with a very large student population.

Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 46 students majoring in public health at Northwestern, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 83% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 17% are male.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 64% of the public health majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 77% of the public health majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in public health at NIU, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Schools 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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