2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Health Professions 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.
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The Most Popular Health Professions 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 59 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Professions Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Chamberlain University - Illinois the most popular school in Illinois for health professions students. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rush University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Benedictine University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Midwestern University - Downers Grove ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in Illinois list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.
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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.
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With a ranking of #8, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
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DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Most Popular 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 |
Health Professions Related Majors
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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