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

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Midwestern University - Downers Grove to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Downers Grove.

Women make up 77% of the allied health majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 74% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the # 3 spot on the list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of North Chicago.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Report

#4

Rush University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rush University is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for allied health professions students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

About 71% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 29% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#7

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 79% of the allied health majors at the school.

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#8

North Park University

Chicago, IL

North Park University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. North Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.

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National University of Health Sciences ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. National College of Chiropractic is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lombard.

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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 12 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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