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Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

12 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of St Francis to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in Illinois. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

Women make up 81% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Chamberlain University - Illinois helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Illinois. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.

Of the 71 students majoring in health professions at Chamberlain - Illinois, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#3

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#4

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bradley University is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

About 86% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 14% are male.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 61% of the health professions majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Springfield came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. UIS is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Of the 9 students majoring in health professions at UIS, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Of the 10 students majoring in health professions at SIUE, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in health professions at RFUMS, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 12 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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