2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences is the 118th most popular major in the country with 6,087 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,481 and had an average of $26,633 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 424 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,800 and $22,438 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 cell biology and anatomical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in cell biology and anatomical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cell biology and anatomical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the cell biology and anatomical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree cell biology students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s cell biology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#5 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at UIC

#2

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Loyola University Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s cell biology degrees to qualified students.

Loyola Chicago also took the #4 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Loyola University Chicago Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,482 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 22 doctorate’s cell biology degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Northwestern University

#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cell Biology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s cell biology students in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

Read more about Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at University of Chicago

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Notes and References

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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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