2023 Best Healthcare Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in Illinois.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northwestern. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 2% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Illinois.
One thing to take note of is that University of Saint Francis does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in Illinois.
UIUC 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 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Out of the 33 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 4 spot on the list.
SIUC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bradley University is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Bradley, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Lewis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
One thing to take note of is that Lewis does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
Eastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Online graduate courses are available at EIU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Dominican University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Dominican U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UIC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Benedictine University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Benedictine U. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Illinois State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
Illinois State 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 81% took at least some of their classes online.
Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Loyola Chicago. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
Elmhurst University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Elmhurst does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Olivet Nazarene. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Roosevelt University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
Roosevelt 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, 44% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Chicago State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
CSU 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 27% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
Rasmussen University - Illinois is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Northern Illinois University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
Online graduate courses are available at NIU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 43% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
North Central College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at North Central, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
North Park University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
Online graduate courses are available at North Park, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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.
Saint Xavier University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SXU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 63% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #22, Columbia College Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree.
Wheaton College Illinois landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree healthcare programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Wheaton College Illinois. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
McKendree University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
McKendree 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 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SIUE does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 86% 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 25 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%.
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