2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in Illinois to see which master'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.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.
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Our analysis found Columbia College Chicago to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $2,350 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Rasmussen University - Illinois graduate students pay an average of $5,615 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing are $8,740 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Illinois. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $9,773 per year.
Illinois State also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.
GSU graduate students pay an average of $8,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Eastern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EIU are $10,640 per year.
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Chicago State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. CSU is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.
CSU graduate students pay an average of $9,728 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Chamberlain University - Illinois came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly 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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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUE are $9,316 a year.
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University of St Francis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 per year.
University of Saint Francis also made our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.
Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value 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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Majors Related to Health Professions
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| 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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