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.

2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the public health doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public Health

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

4 Doctor's Degrees

#4 in Quality in Illinois

$17,823 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for public health students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.

UIUC also made our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

25 Doctor's Degrees

#18 in Quality in Illinois

$17,277 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in Illinois. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.

Read full report on Public Health at University of Illinois at Chicago

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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 Article 25 Flickr.

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