2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree School for You
With 522 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health sciences and services is the #63 most popular major in Illinois.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Health Sciences & Services
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best value school in Illinois for health sciences and services students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.
Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at RFUMS are $36,765 per year.
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Explore all the Best Value Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 295 |
| Ohio | 336 |
| Indiana | 1,155 |
| Wisconsin | 162 |
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Health Sciences & Services Related Majors for Health Science
One of 30 majors within the area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.
More about our data sources and methodologies.