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2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$17,008 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was the most popular one in Illinois. In total, 34,790 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing the best value school in Illinois for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing graduate students pay an average of $8,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUE are $9,316 a year.

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#3

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

Out of the 30 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, McKendree University landed the # 3 spot on the list. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at McKendree are $9,756 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chamberlain University - Illinois is a great value for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chamberlain - Illinois are $14,090 per year.

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#5

Governors State University

University Park, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GSU are $8,320 a year.

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Illinois State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $9,773 per year.

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University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Saint Francis also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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Chicago State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, CSU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSU are $9,728 a year.

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#9

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lewis are $14,960 per year.

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#10

North Park University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #10, North Park University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, North Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Park are $14,184 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 17,552
Michigan 17,976
Ohio 28,247
Wisconsin 11,436

Health Professions Majors to Study

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
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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