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 1,423 degrees in medicine during the 2021-2022 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.
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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 pursuing a degree in medicine has to look into Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of North Chicago.
There were roughly 285 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 state that they receive average early career earnings of $57,475.
Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in medicine. Northwestern is a very 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 roughly 154 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year. Medicine degree recipients from Northwestern University receive an earnings boost of about $2,619 over the average earnings of medicine graduates.
University of Chicago is a great choice for students interested in a degree in medicine. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 81 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, medicine degree recipients usually earn an average of $59,645 in the first five years of their career.
Every student pursuing a degree in medicine has to take a look at Midwestern University - Downers Grove. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were approximately 193 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Midwestern University - Downers Grove in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
There were about 145 medicine students who graduated with this degree at Rush University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, medicine degree recipients generally earn around $58,477 in their early careers.
UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 6th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 325 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, medicine degree recipients generally earn an average of $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 large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 150 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 income of $58,157.
Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 23 medicine students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 67 medicine students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year. After graduation, medicine degree recipients generally earn around $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).
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.
