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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Illinois

51 Colleges
$54,145 Avg Salary
$19,079 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Health Professions Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 51 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Health Professions Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

Our analysis found Illinois College of Optometry to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois College of Optometry is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a great place for health professions students. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for health professions students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for health professions students. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in Illinois list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

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#6

Rush University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, Rush University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Chamberlain University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of St Francis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Saint Anthony College of Nursing did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. SACN is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best health professions programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 5,507
Ohio 8,765
Wisconsin 3,630
Michigan 5,949

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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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