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2023 Best Value Other Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$28,411 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$157,964 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

With 84 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, other health professions is the #21 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Other Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Other Health Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Other Health Professions

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for other health professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Northern Illinois University

Out of the 4 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.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Rush University

Chicago, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other health professions schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rush University are $37,253 per year.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Other Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for health professions in Illinois.

Full Other Health Professions at Northwestern University Report

Best Value Other Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Other Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 347
Michigan 836
Indiana 57
Wisconsin 97

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, other health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Professions Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 7,984

Majors Similar to Health Professions

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 4 schools only.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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