2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree 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.
The Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Benedictine University the most popular school in Illinois for public health students working on their master’s degree. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.
About 78% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
Women make up 81% of the public health majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.
About 89% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 11% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 46 students majoring in public health at Northwestern, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 17% are male.
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Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 77% of the public health majors at the school.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 64% of the public health majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. UIS is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
About 80% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 20% are male.
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With a ranking of #9, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public health students working on their master’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb.
Of the 16 students majoring in public health at NIU, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public health programs. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
About 55% of the students majoring in public health at the school are women while 45% are male.
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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 17 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.