2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Public Health Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 4th in Illinois. In fact, 1,675 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Illinois Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public Health
Our 2023 rankings named Benedictine University the most popular school in Illinois for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.
Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 66% of the public health majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Chamberlain University - Illinois is a great place for public health students working on their graduate certificate. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.
Women make up 55% of the public health majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.
About 63% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 38% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public health students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Ohio | 985 |
Michigan | 992 |
Indiana | 860 |
Wisconsin | 297 |
Public Health Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Public Health | 22,778 |
Public Health Education and Promotion | 4,563 |
Other Public Health | 3,432 |
Health Services Administration | 3,119 |
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2,272 |
International Public Health/International Health | 1,599 |
Environmental Health | 1,344 |
Behavioral Aspects of Health | 814 |
Health/Medical Physics | 258 |
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 211 |
Maternal and Child Health | 163 |
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | 43 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Public Health
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 6 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 Article 25 Flickr.
More about our data sources and methodologies.