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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Illinois to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Chamberlain University - Illinois the most popular online school in Illinois for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#2

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bradley University is a great place for health professions students working on their online doctor’s degree. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

Of the 67 students majoring in health professions at Bradley, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#4

Rush University

Chicago, IL

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

Of the 345 students majoring in health professions at Rush University, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Lewis University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

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#8

Oak Point University

Chicago, IL

Oak Point University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Oak Point is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chicago.

Women make up 75% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#9

North Park University

Chicago, IL

North Park University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. North Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

Of the 404 students majoring in health professions at RFUMS, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 10 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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