2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You
Public Health is the #24 most popular major in Illinois with 1,675 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Health
Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.
UIUC also took the #4 spot in our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 992 |
Ohio | 985 |
Indiana | 860 |
Wisconsin | 297 |
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Majors Related to Public Health
One of 30 majors within the area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Public 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 |
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).
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