2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 56 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Chamberlain University - Illinois to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 4,027 students majoring in health professions at Chamberlain - Illinois, 10% are male and 90% are female.
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Out of the 56 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Out of the 56 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 17% are male.
Out of the 56 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 343 students majoring in health professions at Rush University, 21% are male and 79% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Of the 331 students majoring in health professions at Northwestern, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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DePaul University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 85% of the health professions majors at the school.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 74% of the health professions majors at the school.
Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 164 students majoring in health professions at Lewis, 5% are male and 95% are female.
Bradley University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.
About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.
With a ranking of #10, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 136 students majoring in health professions at Loyola Chicago, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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 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 26 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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