| University | City | Type | Level |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | Public | Four or more years |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Empire Beauty School-Arlington Heights | Arlington Heights | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| First Institute Inc | Crystal Lake | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Cosmetology & Spa Institute | Crystal Lake | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Trinity International University | Deerfield | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Oakton Community College | Des Plaines | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| College of Lake County | Grayslake | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Lake Forest Graduate School of Management | Lake Forest | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture | Libertyville | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| ITT Technical Institute-Mount Prospect | Mount Prospect | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Christian Life College | Mount Prospect | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| University of Saint Mary of the Lake | Mundelein | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Scien | North Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Harper College | Palatine | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Knowledge Systems Institute | Skokie | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Hebrew Theological College | Skokie | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Zarem Golde ORT Technical Institute | Skokie | Private not for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Computer Systems Institute | Skokie | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| European Massage Therapy School | Skokie | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Everest College-Skokie | Skokie | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| SOLEX Medical Academy | Wheeling | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Worsham College of Mortuary Science | Wheeling | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Chamberlain College of Nursing–Addison Campus | Addison | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Star Truck Driving School | Bensenville | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Pivot Point Beauty School | Bloomingdale | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | Public | Four or more years |
| Hair Professionals Academy of Cosmetology | West Dundee | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Cannella School of Hair Design | Elgin | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Elgin | Elgin | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Judson University | Elgin | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Elmhurst College | Elmhurst | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Empire Beauty School-Hanover Park | Hanover Park | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture | Glendale Heights | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc | Glendale Heights | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Environmental Technical Institute | Itasca | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| The Illinois Center for Broadcasting | Lombard | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| National University of Health Sciences | Lombard | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Northern Baptist Theological Seminary | Lombard | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Kishwaukee College | Malta | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Lincoln College of Technology | Melrose Park | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Triton College | River Grove | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Argosy University-Schaumburg | Schaumburg | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| University of Phoenix-Chicago Campus | Schaumburg | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg | Schaumburg | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Hair Professionals Career College Inc | Sycamore | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Cannella School of Hair Design | Villa Park | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture-Villa Park | Villa Park | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Hair Professionals Academy of Cosmetology | Wheaton | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| American InterContinental University-Online | Hoffman Estates | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Pivot Point Beauty School | Evanston | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary | Evanston | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Seabury-Western Theological Seminary | Evanston | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems School of Nurs | Evanston | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| West Suburban College of Nursing | Oak Park | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Dominican University | River Forest | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Concordia University | River Forest | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| American Career College | Berwyn | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Environmental Technical Institute | Blue Island | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Cannella School of Hair Design | Blue Island | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Westwood College-River Oaks | Calumet City | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Dietetic Internship | Harvey | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Joliet | Joliet | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Professionals Choice Hair Design Academy | Joliet | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| University of St Francis | Joliet | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Capri Beauty College | New Lenox | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Capri Oak Forest Beauty College | Oak Forest | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Cameo Beauty Academy | Oak Lawn | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus | Bridgeview | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture | Bridgeview | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Star Truck Driving School | Hickory Hills | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Trinity Christian College | Palos Heights | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Hair Professionals Career College | Palos Hills | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| ITT Technical Institute-Orland Park | Orland Park | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| South Suburban College | South Holland | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Regency Beauty Insitute-Tinley Park | Tinley Park | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Governors State University | University Park | Public | Four or more years |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Aurora | Aurora | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Aurora University | Aurora | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| University of Aesthetics | Downers Grove | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Midwestern University | Downers Grove | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Westwood College-Dupage | Woodridge | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| ITT Technical Institute-Burr Ridge | Burr Ridge | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Everest College-Burr Ridge | Burr Ridge | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Empire Beauty School-Lisle | Lisle | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| North Central College | Naperville | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Everest College-North Aurora | North Aurora | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology | Oswego | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Darien | Darien | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Argosy University-Chicago | Chicago | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Adler School of Professional Psychology | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College | Chicago | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institute for Clinical Social Work | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Cortiva Institute-Chicago | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Westwood College-Chicago Loop | Chicago | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| International Academy of Design and Technology | Chicago | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| MacCormac College | Chicago | Private not for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| National-Louis University | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Illinois School of Health Careers | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| The John Marshall Law School | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Everest College-Chicago | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| DePaul University | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| American Academy of Art | Chicago | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Mas | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| East-West University | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Robert Morris University Illinois | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Spertus College | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Columbia College Chicago | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Harrington College of Design | Chicago | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Taylor Business Institute | Chicago | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Ellis University | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | Public | Four or more years |
| Coyne American Institute Inc | Chicago | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Lexington College | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| National Latino Education Institute | Chicago | Private not for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago | Chicago | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Moody Bible Institute | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| CET-Chicago | Chicago | Private not for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Rush University | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Pacific College of Oriental Medicine | Chicago | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Midwest College of Oriental Medicine | Chicago | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| McCormick Theological Seminary | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Catholic Theological Union at Chicago | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Cain's Barber College Inc | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Shimer College | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Illinois College of Optometry | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| VanderCook College of Music | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Cannella School of Hair Design | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital School of Radiologic Tec | Chicago | Private not for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Pivot Point Beauty School | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| DeVry University-Illinois | Chicago | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | Chicago | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| University of Aesthetics | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| North Park University | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | Public | Four or more years |
| Chicago State University | Chicago | Public | Four or more years |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | Chicago | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Capri Garfield Ridge School of Beauty Culture | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Northwestern College | Chicago | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Illinois School of Health Careers-O'Hare Campus | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Cannella School of Hair Design | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Westwood College-O'Hare Airport | Chicago | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College | Chicago | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Chicago Theological Seminary | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Meadville Lombard Theological School | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Fox College Inc | Bedford Park | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Cannella School of Hair Design | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Mac Daniels Beauty School | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College | Chicago | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Saint Augustine College | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Kendall College | Chicago | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| The College of Office Technology | Chicago | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Aveda Institute-Chicago | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College | Chicago | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at C | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago | Chicago | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Erikson Institute | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Saint Xavier University | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Pyramid Career Institute | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Rosel School of Cosmetology | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| BIR Training Center | Chicago | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Niles School of Cosmetology | Niles | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Everest College-Merrionette Park | Merrionette Park | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Bell Mar Beauty College | Cicero | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Morton College | Cicero | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Trend Setters College of Cosmetology | Bradley | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Highland Community College | Freeport | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Educators of Beauty | Sterling | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Educators of Beauty | Rockford | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Rockford Career College | Rockford | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Rockford | Rockford | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture | Rockford | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Rockford College | Rockford | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Rasmussen College-Rockford | Rockford | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Saint Anthony College of Nursing | Rockford | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Rock Valley College | Rockford | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Augustana College | Rock Island | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Trinity College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Rock Island | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| La James International College | East Moline | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Brown Mackie College-Quad Cities | Moline | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Black Hawk College | Moline | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Morrison Institute of Technology | Morrison | Private not for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Educators of Beauty | La Salle | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Knox College | Galesburg | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | Public | Four or more years |
| Monmouth College | Monmouth | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Graham Hospital School of Nursing | Canton | Private not for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Spoon River College | Canton | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Eureka College | Eureka | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Peoria | Peoria | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Methodist College of Nursing | Peoria | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | Peoria | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Oehrlein School of Cosmetology | East Peoria | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Tricoci University of Beauty Culture | Peoria | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Midstate College | Peoria | Private for profit | Four or more years |
| Bradley University | Peoria | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Illinois Central College | East Peoria | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Hairmasters Institute of Cosmetology | Bloomington | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Heartland Community College | Normal | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Illinois State University | Normal | Public | Four or more years |
| Concept College of Cosmetology | Urbana | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Urbana Theological Seminary | Champaign | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Parkland College | Champaign | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Champaign | Champaign | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Concept College of Cosmetology | Danville | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Lakeview College of Nursing | Danville | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Danville Area Community College | Danville | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | Public | Four or more years |
| Lake Land College | Mattoon | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| CALC Institute of Technology | Alton | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Alvareitas College of Cosmetology | Edwardsville | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Public | Four or more years |
| Principia College | Elsah | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Alvareitas College of Cosmetology | Godfrey | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Tri-County Beauty Academy | Litchfield | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Vees School of Beauty Culture | East Saint Louis | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Regency Beauty Institute-Fairview Heights | Fairview Heights | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Belleville | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Alvareitas College of Cosmetology | Belleville | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Sanford-Brown College | Collinsville | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Greenville College | Greenville | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| McKendree University | Lebanon | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Beck Area Career Center-Red Bud | Red Bud | Public | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Gem City College | Quincy | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Quincy University | Quincy | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Vatterott College | Quincy | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing | Quincy | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| John Wood Community College | Quincy | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Blessing Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Tec | Quincy | Private not for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Blessing Hospital School of Radiologic Technology | Quincy | Private not for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central | Olney | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail | Robinson | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Mr John's School of Cosmetology Esthetics & Nails | Decatur | Private for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Richland Community College | Decatur | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Millikin University | Decatur | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Blackburn College | Carlinville | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Mr John's School of Cosmetology & Nails | Jacksonville | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| MacMurray College | Jacksonville | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Lincoln College | Lincoln | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Lincoln Christian University | Lincoln | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| St Johns College | Springfield | Private not for profit | Four or more years |
| Springfield College in Illinois | Springfield | Private not for profit | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| University of Illinois at Springfield | Springfield | Public | Four or more years |
| University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts | Springfield | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Midwest Technical Institute | Springfield | Private for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Capital Area School of Practical Nursing | Springfield | Public | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| St Johns Hospital School of Clinical Lab Science | Springfield | Private not for profit | Less than 2 years (below associate) |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Commu | Fairfield | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Rend Lake College | Ina | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley | Mount Carmel | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale | Public | Four or more years |
| John A Logan College | Carterville | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | Public | At least 2 but less than 4 years |