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2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges
$61,096 Avg Salary
$21,203 Avg Student Debt

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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 large suburb of Lisle.

Women make up 88% of the public health majors at the school.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. 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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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 3 spot on the list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.

Women make up 55% of the public health majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the # 4 spot on the 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.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Illinois at Springfield

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate public health programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Health Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 985
Michigan 992
Indiana 860
Wisconsin 297

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

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
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

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 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.

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