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Most Popular Public Health Schools in Illinois

25 Ranked Colleges
1,201 Public Health Graduations

Public Health draws students to programs nationwide. The schools below award the most public health degrees of any in Illinois.

To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 25 schools in Illinois offering public health.

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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public health majors in Illinois, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.

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Leading the list of the most popular public health schools is University Of Illinois At Chicago. University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public school located in the city of Chicago. University Of Illinois At Chicago graduated around 258 public health students in the most recent data year. Get the full public health details for University Of Illinois At Chicago

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Benedictine University is one of the most popular public health schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle. Benedictine University graduated around 215 public health students in the most recent data year. See more about public health at Benedictine University

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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign came in at #3 on our list of the most popular public health schools. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 178 students earned a degree in public health from this school. See more about public health at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

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A rank of #4 makes Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois one of the most popular schools for public health. Set in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 115 students earned a degree in public health from this school. See more about public health at Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois

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A rank of #5 makes Northwestern University one of the most popular schools for public health. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 66 students earned a degree in public health from this school. Get the full public health details for Northwestern University

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on our list of the most popular public health schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 58 students earned a degree in public health from this school. Read the full public health report for Loyola University Chicago

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University Of Chicago placed #7 for public health by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. University Of Chicago graduated around 44 public health students in the most recent data year. Get the full public health details for University Of Chicago

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University Of Illinois At Springfield ranked #8 on our list of the most popular public health schools. Located in the city of Springfield, University Of Illinois At Springfield is a public university. This school awarded about 36 public health degrees in the most recent year. Read the full public health report for University Of Illinois At Springfield

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Northern Illinois University placed #9 for public health by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Dekalb, Northern Illinois University is a public institution. This school awarded about 32 public health degrees in the most recent year. See more about public health at Northern Illinois University

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Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst College comes in at #10 for public health this year. Set in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst College is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 22 students earned a degree in public health from this school. Read the full public health report for Elmhurst College

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Governors State University
University Park, IL

Governors State University ranked #11 on our list of the most popular public health schools. Governors State University is a public school located in the suburb of University Park. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 21 students earned a degree in public health from this school. Read the full public health report for Governors State University

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Northeastern Illinois University ranked #12 on our list of the most popular public health schools. Northeastern Illinois University is a public school located in the city of Chicago. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 21 students earned a degree in public health from this school. See more about public health at Northeastern Illinois University

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #13 on our list of the most popular public health schools. Located in the town of Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public university. Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduated around 21 public health students in the most recent data year. Read the full public health report for Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville placed #14 for public health by yearly graduations. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduated around 21 public health students in the most recent data year. Get the full public health details for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Illinois State University landed the #15 spot among the most popular public health schools. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public university. This school awarded about 16 public health degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public health details for Illinois State University

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South Suburban College
South Holland, IL

South Suburban College placed #16 for public health by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of South Holland, South Suburban College is a public institution. This school awarded about 15 public health degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public health details for South Suburban College

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Depaul University
Chicago, IL

Depaul University placed #17 for public health by yearly graduations. Depaul University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 14 students earned a degree in public health from this school. Get the full public health details for Depaul University

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Illinois Institute Of Technology landed the #18 spot among the most popular public health schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 14 students earned a degree in public health from this school. See more about public health at Illinois Institute Of Technology

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Eastern Illinois University landed the #19 spot among the most popular public health schools. Eastern Illinois University is a public school located in the town of Charleston. Eastern Illinois University graduated around 10 public health students in the most recent data year. Read the full public health report for Eastern Illinois University

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Augustana College Illinois comes in at #20 for public health this year. Set in the city of Rock Island, Augustana College Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 9 public health degrees in the most recent year. See more about public health at Augustana College Illinois

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Bradley University landed the #21 spot among the most popular public health schools. Set in the city of Peoria, Bradley University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 5 public health degrees in the most recent year. Get the full public health details for Bradley University

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Harper College
Palatine, IL

Harper College landed the #22 spot among the most popular public health schools. Harper College is a public school located in the suburb of Palatine. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in public health from this school. Read the full public health report for Harper College

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Western Illinois University landed the #23 spot among the most popular public health schools. Western Illinois University is a public school located in the town of Macomb. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in public health from this school. Read the full public health report for Western Illinois University

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National Louis University comes in at #24 for public health this year. Set in the city of Chicago, National Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in public health from this school. Read the full public health report for National Louis University

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Chicago State University landed the #25 spot among the most popular public health schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Chicago State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in public health from this school. Get the full public health details for Chicago State University

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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