Best Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary programs in Illinois, ranked by enrollment
Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary.
104 schools in Illinois run programs that feed this job, graduating 11,494 people a year. The job pays a median of $92,860 in Illinois across about 7,740 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Illinois that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
86 programs in Illinois that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Illinois (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Illinois page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 51.0904In Illinois → | 1,340 | 11.7% | 30 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 2 | CIP 51.0801In Illinois → | 1,098 | 9.6% | 41 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 3 | CIP 51.1009In Illinois → | 786 | 6.8% | 21 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 4 | CIP 51.2201In Illinois → | 743 | 6.5% | 16 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 5 | CIP 51.0911In Illinois → | 569 | 5.0% | 29 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 6 | CIP 51.3501In Illinois → | 423 | 3.7% | 14 | $20,079 | $8,792 |
| 7 | CIP 51.0912In Illinois → | 416 | 3.6% | 9 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 8 | CIP 51.2001In Illinois → | 389 | 3.4% | 6 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 9 | CIP 51.2308In Illinois → | 359 | 3.1% | 8 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 10 | CIP 51.0203In Illinois → | 354 | 3.1% | 10 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 11 | CIP 51.0602In Illinois → | 319 | 2.8% | 13 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 12 | CIP 51.0401In Illinois → | 309 | 2.7% | 3 | — | — |
| 13 | CIP 51.0204In Illinois → | 304 | 2.6% | 4 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 14 | CIP 51.0909In Illinois → | 302 | 2.6% | 17 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 15 | CIP 51.0601In Illinois → | 296 | 2.6% | 14 | $28,924 | $10,782 |
| 16 | CIP 51.0201In Illinois → | 264 | 2.3% | 8 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 17 | CIP 51.2306In Illinois → | 260 | 2.3% | 11 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 18 | CIP 01.8301In Illinois → | 224 | 1.9% | 6 | $33,581 | $14,171 |
| 19 | CIP 51.0907In Illinois → | 206 | 1.8% | 6 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 20 | CIP 51.2208In Illinois → | 196 | 1.7% | 6 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 21 | CIP 51.0908In Illinois → | 158 | 1.4% | 14 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 22 | CIP 51.0910In Illinois → | 156 | 1.4% | 14 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 23 | CIP 51.1012In Illinois → | 153 | 1.3% | 9 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 24 | CIP 01.8001In Illinois → | 131 | 1.1% | 1 | — | — |
| 25 | CIP 51.0805In Illinois → | 118 | 1.0% | 8 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 26 | CIP 51.0913In Illinois → | 106 | 0.9% | 10 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 27 | CIP 51.1501In Illinois → | 95 | 0.8% | 13 | $37,335 | $22,861 |
| 28 | CIP 51.1005In Illinois → | 93 | 0.8% | 10 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 29 | CIP 51.0803In Illinois → | 92 | 0.8% | 8 | $29,507 | $11,000 |
| 30 | CIP 51.2301In Illinois → | 79 | 0.7% | 6 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 31 | CIP 51.2307In Illinois → | 77 | 0.7% | 2 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 32 | CIP 51.0101In Illinois → | 75 | 0.7% | 1 | — | — |
| 33 | CIP 30.1901In Illinois → | 70 | 0.6% | 6 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 34 | CIP 51.0901In Illinois → | 70 | 0.6% | 5 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 35 | CIP 51.1004In Illinois → | 57 | 0.5% | 8 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 36 | CIP 51.2207In Illinois → | 57 | 0.5% | 5 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 37 | CIP 51.0920In Illinois → | 56 | 0.5% | 5 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 38 | CIP 26.1309In Illinois → | 52 | 0.5% | 5 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 39 | CIP 51.2202In Illinois → | 46 | 0.4% | 3 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 40 | CIP 51.2314In Illinois → | 42 | 0.4% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 41 | CIP 51.2212In Illinois → | 38 | 0.3% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 42 | CIP 26.0999In Illinois → | 37 | 0.3% | 1 | $31,146 | $23,384 |
| 43 | CIP 51.0599In Illinois → | 31 | 0.3% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 44 | CIP 01.8101In Illinois → | 29 | 0.3% | 2 | $30,855 | $21,335 |
| 45 | CIP 51.0202In Illinois → | 24 | 0.2% | 3 | $24,665 | $22,500 |
| 46 | CIP 51.2299In Illinois → | 24 | 0.2% | 2 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 47 | CIP 13.1327In Illinois → | 23 | 0.2% | 2 | $43,033 | $26,044 |
| 48 | CIP 51.2313In Illinois → | 23 | 0.2% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 49 | Gerontologymain feeder CIP 30.1101In Illinois → | 21 | 0.2% | 4 | $37,623 | $25,986 |
| 50 | CIP 51.0906In Illinois → | 20 | 0.2% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 51 | CIP 51.2309In Illinois → | 18 | 0.2% | 2 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 52 | CIP 26.1102In Illinois → | 16 | 0.1% | 2 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 53 | CIP 51.2010In Illinois → | 15 | 0.1% | 4 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 54 | CIP 51.2209In Illinois → | 15 | 0.1% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 55 | CIP 51.0919In Illinois → | 14 | 0.1% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 56 | CIP 51.1001In Illinois → | 14 | 0.1% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 57 | CIP 51.2399In Illinois → | 14 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 58 | CIP 51.0508In Illinois → | 13 | 0.1% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 59 | CIP 51.2206In Illinois → | 13 | 0.1% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 60 | CIP 01.8108In Illinois → | 12 | 0.1% | 1 | $30,855 | $21,335 |
| 61 | CIP 51.0903In Illinois → | 12 | 0.1% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 62 | CIP 51.0905In Illinois → | 12 | 0.1% | 3 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 63 | CIP 51.0902In Illinois → | 11 | 0.1% | 2 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 64 | CIP 51.1008In Illinois → | 11 | 0.1% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 65 | CIP 51.2205In Illinois → | 11 | 0.1% | 1 | $36,762 | $25,076 |
| 66 | CIP 26.1001In Illinois → | 8 | 0.1% | 3 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 67 | CIP 51.2310In Illinois → | 8 | 0.1% | 2 | $35,966 | $26,323 |
| 68 | CIP 51.0506In Illinois → | 7 | 0.1% | 2 | $195,650 | — |
| 69 | CIP 51.2007In Illinois → | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 70 | CIP 26.0401In Illinois → | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 71 | CIP 26.1099In Illinois → | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 72 | CIP 51.0510In Illinois → | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 73 | CIP 51.2004In Illinois → | 5 | 0.0% | 2 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 74 | CIP 26.0403In Illinois → | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 75 | CIP 51.0511In Illinois → | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 76 | CIP 51.2005In Illinois → | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 77 | CIP 51.0502In Illinois → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $195,650 | — |
| 78 | CIP 51.1003In Illinois → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 79 | CIP 51.1007In Illinois → | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 80 | CIP 26.0404In Illinois → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 81 | CIP 26.1002In Illinois → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 82 | CIP 51.0916In Illinois → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 83 | CIP 51.0917In Illinois → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $53,520 | $20,250 |
| 84 | CIP 51.2099In Illinois → | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $48,728 | $23,761 |
| 85 | CIP 51.1099In Illinois → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $49,401 | $19,848 |
| 86 | CIP 51.3502In Illinois → | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | $20,079 | $8,792 |
Top 25 schools in Illinois
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 38 of the 104 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Public · 21 feeder programs | 738 | Public Health, General | $41,585 | 62% | — | 77% |
| 2 | College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL Public · 16 feeder programs | 561 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $53,537 | 25% | — | — |
| 3 | City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College Chicago, IL Public · 10 feeder programs | 487 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $35,140 | 18% | — | — |
| 4 | Midwest Technical Institute - Illinois Springfield, IL Private for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 481 | Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist | — | 69% | $28,377 | — |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Champaign, IL Public · 9 feeder programs | 464 | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | $40,564 | 85% | — | 42% |
| 6 | Midwestern University - Downers Grove Downers Grove, IL Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 428 | Dentistry | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs | 407 | Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | — | 95% | $14,799 | 8% |
| 8 | Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL Public · 10 feeder programs | 388 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $55,739 | 40% | — | — |
| 9 | Southern Illinois University - Carbondale Carbondale, IL Public · 11 feeder programs | 365 | Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist | $69,021 | 62% | — | 87% |
| 10 | Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL Public · 9 feeder programs | 350 | Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist | — | 36% | — | — |
| 11 | William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL Public · 13 feeder programs | 246 | Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer | $65,443 | 48% | — | — |
| 12 | Midwestern Career College Chicago, IL Private for-profit · 10 feeder programs | 242 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $31,998 | 54% | $12,455 | — |
| 13 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL Public · 10 feeder programs | 233 | Pharmacy | — | 57% | — | 97% |
| 14 | Rush University Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 11 feeder programs | 221 | Occupational Therapy/Therapist | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Benedictine University Lisle, IL Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 201 | Public Health, General | — | 50% | $23,570 | 95% |
| 16 | Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL Public · 7 feeder programs | 198 | Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant | $36,988 | 21% | — | — |
| 17 | Oakton College Des Plaines, IL Public · 7 feeder programs | 198 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | — | 37% | — | — |
| 18 | Illinois State University Normal, IL Public · 6 feeder programs | 179 | Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | — | 65% | — | 88% |
| 19 | Soma Institute - The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy Chicago, IL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 171 | Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage | $23,044 | — | — | — |
| 20 | College of Lake County Grayslake, IL Public · 9 feeder programs | 169 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | — | 37% | — | — |
| 21 | Chamberlain University - Illinois Addison, IL Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 168 | Public Health, General | — | 42% | $29,024 | 83% |
| 22 | First Institute of Travel, Inc. Crystal Lake, IL Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 162 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $33,597 | 72% | $22,241 | — |
| 23 | Lincoln College of Technology - Melrose Park Melrose Park, IL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 162 | Medical/Clinical Assistant | $31,098 | 68% | $25,508 | — |
| 24 | Triton College River Grove, IL Public · 6 feeder programs | 157 | Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | $62,280 | 29% | — | — |
| 25 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science North Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 153 | Physician Associate/Assistant | — | — | — | — |
All 104 schools in Illinois
Every school in Illinois with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Chicago | Chicago | Public | 738 | 21 |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public | 561 | 16 |
| City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College | Chicago | Public | 487 | 10 |
| Midwest Technical Institute - Illinois | Springfield | Private for-profit | 481 | 4 |
| University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign | Champaign | Public | 464 | 9 |
| Midwestern University - Downers Grove | Downers Grove | Private not-for-profit | 428 | 7 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | Private not-for-profit | 407 | 9 |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Public | 388 | 10 |
| Southern Illinois University - Carbondale | Carbondale | Public | 365 | 11 |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public | 350 | 9 |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Public | 246 | 13 |
| Midwestern Career College | Chicago | Private for-profit | 242 | 10 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Public | 233 | 10 |
| Rush University | Chicago | Private not-for-profit | 221 | 11 |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | Private not-for-profit | 201 | 4 |
What health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Illinois
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $107,310. Illinois pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Illinois
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary page.
How to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Illinois
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 01.8001Veterinary Medicine
- 01.8101Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General
- 01.8102Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine
- 01.8103Large Animal/Food Animal and Equine Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8104Small/Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine
- 01.8105Veterinary Anatomy(no graduates reported)
- 01.8106Veterinary Infectious Diseases
- 01.8107Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
- 01.8108Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
- 01.8109Veterinary Physiology
- 01.8110Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health
- 01.8111Veterinary Toxicology and Pharmacology(no graduates reported)
- 01.8199Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Other
- 01.8301Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant
- 13.1327Health Occupations Teacher Education
- 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- 26.0403Anatomy
- 26.0404Developmental Biology and Embryology
- 26.0503Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- 26.0913Biomechanics
- 26.0999Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other
- 26.1001Pharmacology
- 26.1002Molecular Pharmacology
- 26.1003Neuropharmacology
- 26.1004Toxicology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing health specialties teachers, postsecondary programs in Illinois.
What degree do you need to become a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic), which awarded 1,340 degrees in Illinois in 2024-25, 11.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 86 programs to this occupation. The largest are Allied Health Diagnostic, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Public Health, Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions, plus 20 more. Together they graduate about 11,494 people a year in Illinois.
How much do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn in Illinois?+
The median is $92,860 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 13.5% below the U.S. median of $107,310. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for health specialties teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +17.3% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 27,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Illinois?+
104 institutions in Illinois reported graduates from at least one of the 86 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do health specialties teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Clinical Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1071.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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