2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in Illinois. In fact, 13,418 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rush University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Out of the 21 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
Bradley University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.
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Adler University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.
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Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 5,507 |
| Ohio | 8,765 |
| Wisconsin | 3,630 |
| Michigan | 5,949 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 66,964 |
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
| Public Health | 19,473 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 16,815 |
| Allied Health Professions | 12,950 |
| Communication Sciences | 10,547 |
| Dentistry | 6,770 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 4,684 |
| Chiropractic | 2,658 |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 2,582 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 2,481 |
| Optometry | 1,822 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,762 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 1,747 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 1,746 |
| Other Health Professions | 1,261 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 1,122 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 954 |
| Medical Science | 909 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 462 |
| Dental Support Services | 122 |
| Alternative Medical Support Services | 80 |
| Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 55 |
| Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 37 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 11 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 4 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 21 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).
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