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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Benedictine University the most popular school in Illinois for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 185 students majoring in health professions at Benedictine U, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 98% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Illinois. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 84% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 34% are male.

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Out of the 30 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 suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college 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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Chamberlain University - Illinois ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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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 graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly 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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#8

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the large 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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#9

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

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

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 30 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).

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