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2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$29,592 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,253 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health sciences and services students earned 522 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year. The average amount in student loans that health science majors at UIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,764. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $338.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the best value school in Illinois for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIC are $15,603 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chicago State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, CSU is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSU are $11,204 per year.

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#4

Methodist College

Peoria, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Methodist College is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Methodist College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

Methodist College undergraduate students pay an average of $18,008 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Rush University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rush University is a great value for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rush University are $29,828 per year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Rush University Report

#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Roosevelt are $31,493 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Roosevelt University Report

#7

Quincy University

Quincy, IL

Quincy University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health sciences and services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Quincy U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Quincy.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Quincy U are $31,160 a year.

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#8

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.

McKendree undergraduate students pay an average of $33,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, health science graduates from McKendree take out $24,115 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Wheaton College Illinois ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wheaton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wheaton College Illinois are $40,820 a year.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Wheaton College Illinois Report

#10

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, IL

With a ranking of #10, Elmhurst University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Elmhurst are $39,400 a year.

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Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 336
Michigan 295
Indiana 1,155
Wisconsin 162

Health Sciences & Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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