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2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

55 Colleges
$9,034 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 55 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Graham Hospital School of Nursing to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the town of Canton, Graham Hospital School of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Graham Hospital School of Nursing are $7,206 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pacific College of Health and Science. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Pacific College Chicago is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pacific College Chicago are $6,880 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Elgin Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Elgin, ECC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECC are $7,140 a year.

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#4

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at John A Logan College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Illinois. John A Logan College is a small public school located in the suburb of Carterville.

John A Logan College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Rend Lake College

Ina, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rend Lake College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Rend Lake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ina.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rend Lake College are $6,000 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Lincoln Land Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. LLCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

LLCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

Kaskaskia College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Kaskaskia College is a small public school located in the rural area of Centralia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kaskaskia College are $7,530 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, William Rainey Harper College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Harper College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harper College also is in the top 15% of our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.

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#9

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lake Land College are $8,104 per year.

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#10

Black Hawk College

Moline, IL

With a ranking of #10, Black Hawk College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Moline, BHC is a public college with a small student population.

BHC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,500 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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