2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate 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 16 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
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Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $21,679 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Northwestern does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 2% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.
Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 3 spot on the list.
University of Saint Francis does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UIC. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Bradley. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lewis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.
Lewis does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Illinois State does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 81% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Benedictine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.
Benedictine U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Illinois at Springfield came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,872 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UIS. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 96% took at least some of their classes online.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SIUE does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Dominican University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $34,913 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Dominican U. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Olivet Nazarene University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Olivet Nazarene. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #13, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Loyola Chicago does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
North Park University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at North Park. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Governors State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 35% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
DePaul University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.
DePaul does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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