2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Master's 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 Master's 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 10 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value master's 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.
Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of St Francis the best value school in Illinois for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Saint Francis also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great value for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUC are $16,162 a year.
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Out of the 10 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, North Park University landed the # 3 spot on the list. North Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Park are $14,184 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Dominican U are $20,413 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Illinois. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.
RFUMS graduate students pay an average of $36,765 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rush University are $37,253 per year.
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Midwestern University - Downers Grove did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Downers Grove.
Midwestern University - Downers Grove graduate students pay an average of $47,207 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Deerfield.
TIU Illinois graduate students pay an average of $17,780 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for allied health in Illinois.
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National University of Health Sciences came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. National College of Chiropractic is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lombard.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at National College of Chiropractic are $25,704 a year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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Other Related Allied Health Programs
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Majors Related to Allied Health
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 10 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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