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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$17,008 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree 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 Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree 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 30 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions 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 Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing the best value school in Illinois for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing graduate students pay an average of $8,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the 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.

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#3

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McKendree University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

McKendree graduate students pay an average of $9,756 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#5

Governors State University

University Park, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Governors State University is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GSU are $8,320 per year.

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Illinois State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $9,773 per year.

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University of St Francis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Saint Francis did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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Chicago State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. CSU is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

CSU graduate students pay an average of $9,728 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

With a ranking of #9, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Lewis graduate students pay an average of $14,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

North Park University

Chicago, IL

North Park University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. North Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at North Park are $14,184 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools 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

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.

  • 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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