2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Elgin Community College to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Elgin.
ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from ECC carry an average student debtload of $12,071.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Lake County is a great value for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a fairly large student population.
College of Lake County undergraduate students pay an average of $9,632 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at College of Lake County take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,054.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, College of Lake County also is in the top 20% of our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.
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Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the # 3 spot on the 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 $14,555 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Harper College also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Land Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.
LLCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from LLCC take out $15,261 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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Out of the 26 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rend Lake College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Ina, Rend Lake College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rend Lake College are $6,000 per year.
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Kaskaskia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kaskaskia College are $7,530 a year.
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Moraine Valley Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. MVCC is a 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.
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With a ranking of #8, Carl Sandburg College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Galesburg, Carl Sandburg College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carl Sandburg College are $7,860 per year.
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John A Logan College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Carterville, John A Logan College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at John A Logan College are $5,960 a year.
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Waubonsee Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Sugar Grove, Waubonsee is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Waubonsee are $9,271 per 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 |
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Michigan | 1,437 |
Ohio | 2,067 |
Indiana | 1,253 |
Wisconsin | 788 |
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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 |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.