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2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

6 Schools Ranked
$16,835 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$16,229 Avg Student Debt

With all the healthcare programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Illinois to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois
231 Total Awards
$15,032 Average Tuition & Fees
$35,424 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. DeVry University - Illinois is a large private for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 231 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend DeVry University - Illinois, expect to pay an average of $15,032 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $35,424 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 99% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full DeVry University - Illinois Report

#2

Richland Community College

Decatur, Illinois
85 Total Awards
$9,090 Average Tuition & Fees
$12,918 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Richland Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in Decatur, Illinois, the small public school handed out 85 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.

Full-time students from Illinois pay an average of $9,090 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Richland Community College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $19,260. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,918 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 59% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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36 Total Awards
$16,699 Average Tuition & Fees
$25,578 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a private for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 36 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $16,699. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. On average, associate degree students take out $25,578 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.

Around 63% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College Report

#4

Northwestern College - Bridgeview

Bridgeview, Illinois
118 Total Awards
$18,475 Average Tuition & Fees
$22,839 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern College - Bridgeview. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. NC is located in Bridgeview, Illinois and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 associate degrees to qualified students.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $18,475 to cover tuition and fees at NC. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Associate Degree recipients from NC accumulate an average of $22,839 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.

NC is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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17 Total Awards
$27,830 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent associate degree programs at Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Illinois. BRCN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Quincy, Illinois. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 17 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

BRCN does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $27,830. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Full Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences Report

#6

Rasmussen University - Illinois

Rockford, Illinois
565 Total Awards
$13,883 Average Tuition & Fees
$27,566 Avg Student Debt

Rasmussen University - Illinois came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 565 associate degrees in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend Rasmussen University - Illinois, expect to pay an average of $13,883 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,566 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 92% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 99% of the undergraduate 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 6 schools only.

References

  • 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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