Medicine is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #40 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for medicine students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,344 degrees in medicine during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of medicine school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Medicine School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Medicine Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the medicine degree levels they offer.
Every student who is interested in medicine has to check out Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of North Chicago.
There were approximately 255 medicine students who graduated with this degree at RFUMS in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the medicine program report average early career earnings of $57,475.
Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in medicine. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 158 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available. Medicine degree recipients from Northwestern University earn a boost of approximately $2,619 above the average earnings of medicine graduates.
University of Chicago is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in medicine. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were about 80 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, medicine degree recipients generally earn an average of $59,645 in their early careers.
Every student pursuing a degree in medicine has to look into Midwestern University - Downers Grove. Located in the large suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were about 202 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Midwestern University - Downers Grove in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were about 122 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Rush University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, medicine degree recipients typically make an average of $58,477 at the beginning of their careers.
UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. This university ranks 6th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 291 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, medicine degree recipients typically earn around $58,073 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 167 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the medicine program report average early career earnings of $58,157.
Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 69 medicine students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, medicine degree recipients generally make about $55,319 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of medicine school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Medicine School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
