2021 Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
4Colleges
392Bachelor's Degrees
$27,898Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 392 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, public health is the #33 most popular major in Illinois. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 2.0% of all the public health bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Public Health Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the public health program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2021 Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying public health.
Best Public Health Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Illinois at Chicago has taken the #1 spot in this year's public health ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population. UIC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in Illinois list.
The student loan default rate at UIC is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,712 part time students in attendance at UIC.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Illinois State University. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population. Illinois State also made our Best Colleges for Public Health in Illinois list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,500 part time students in attendance at Illinois State.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign. UIUC also made our Best Colleges for Public Health in Illinois list, coming in at #1.
About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 10,007 part time students in attendance at UIUC.
Governors State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best public health schools for non-traditional students. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park. GSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Public Health in Illinois list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. There are approximately 1,840 students at GSU that take at least one class online. About 1,954 of the students at GSU are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Public Health
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 4 schools only.
References
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).