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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

38 Colleges
$9,236 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,735 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree 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 Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for allied health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for allied health majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Elgin Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. ECC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.

ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ECC also made our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln Land Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, LLCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LLCC are $6,840 per year. Allied Health majors at LLCC take out an average of $16,200 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, LLCC is ranked #3 for overall quality for allied health in Illinois.

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Out of the 38 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Allied Health majors at SWIC take out an average of $17,232 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Rend Lake College

Ina, IL

Out of the 38 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rend Lake College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Ina, Rend Lake College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rend Lake College are $6,000 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Rainey Harper College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harper College are $9,870 a year. Allied Health majors at Harper College take out an average of $20,049 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Harper College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Allied Health Professions at William Rainey Harper College Report

#6

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

Kaskaskia College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kaskaskia College are $7,530 per year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at Kaskaskia College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $7,577.

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Moraine Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. MVCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palos Hills.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MVCC are $8,118 a year. On average, allied health graduates from MVCC take out $15,037 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Allied Health Professions at Moraine Valley Community College Report

#8

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree allied health professions programs. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a large student population.

College of Lake County undergraduate students pay an average of $9,632 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from College of Lake County take out $15,670 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

College of Lake County excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Allied Health Professions at College of Lake County Report

#9

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

John A Logan College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Carterville, John A Logan College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John A Logan College are $5,960 per year.

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#10

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

Illinois Central College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. ICC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of East Peoria.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ICC are $9,236 per year. On average, allied health graduates from ICC take out $16,352 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,437
Ohio 2,067
Indiana 1,253
Wisconsin 788

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.

  • 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).

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