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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

12 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online health professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named University of St Francis the most popular online school in Illinois for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Chamberlain University - Illinois helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in health professions at Rush University, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#4

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

Of the 30 students majoring in health professions at Bradley, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in health professions at Lewis, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 39% are male.

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University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate health professions programs. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.

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

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With a ranking of #10, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

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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 12 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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