2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions School for You
Allied Health Professions is the #20 most popular major in Illinois with 1,751 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 62 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best for allied health majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools
Our analysis found Midwestern University - Downers Grove to be the best school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Illinois list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rush University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Allied Health majors at Rush University take out an average of $33,989 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #6, Oakton Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Located in the city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Located in the city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
Allied Health majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois take out an average of $25,574 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Oak Point University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Oak Point is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chicago.
The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Oak Point take out is $25,000.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at SIUC take out is $21,013. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $136.
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Concordia University, Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Here are some additional great schools for Allied Health Professions students in the state of Illinois that almost earned our Best Allied Health Professions Schools in Illinois award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | William Rainey Harper College | Palatine, IL |
| 12 | Dominican University | River Forest, IL |
Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,437 |
| Ohio | 2,067 |
| Indiana | 1,253 |
| Wisconsin | 788 |
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Learn about other programs related to Allied Health Professions that might interest you.
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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major
One of 30 majors within the area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Allied Health
| 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 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.