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2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$11,211 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,132 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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 medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Elgin.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECC are $7,140 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, allied health graduates from ECC carry an average student debtload of $12,071.

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#2

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Lake County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, College of Lake County also did well on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% 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, William Rainey Harper College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Harper College is a 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.

Harper College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lincoln Land Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the 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. On average, allied health graduates from LLCC take out $15,261 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Full Allied Health Professions at Lincoln Land Community College Report

#5

Rend Lake College

Ina, IL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Rend Lake College 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 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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#6

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

Kaskaskia College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public college 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. MVCC is a fairly large public school located in the large 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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#8

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, IL

Carl Sandburg College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the rural area of Galesburg, Carl Sandburg College is a public school with a small student population.

Carl Sandburg College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

John A Logan College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. 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

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Waubonsee Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate allied health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Sugar Grove, Waubonsee is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Waubonsee are $9,271 a year.

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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