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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

21 Colleges
$50,708 Avg Salary
$26,232 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the most popular school in Illinois for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the allied health majors at the school.

Allied Health majors at SIUC take out an average of $21,672 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. 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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#2

Oak Point University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oak Point University is a great place for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Oak Point is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chicago.

Of the 32 students majoring in allied health at Oak Point, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Allied Health majors at Oak Point take out an average of $24,264 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Rush University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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.

About 63% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 37% are male.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, allied health graduates from Rush University carry an average student debt load of $35,404.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Out of the 21 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#6

North Central College

Naperville, IL

North Central College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in allied health at North Central, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

Of the 6 students majoring in allied health at WIU, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#9

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

Aurora University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#9

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

Millikin University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Millikin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Decatur.

Of the 5 students majoring in allied health at Millikin, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Colleges 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 21 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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