2024 Best Medical Scientist Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

If you plan on getting your master's degree in medical scientist, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #202 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Medical Scientist Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 55 master's degrees in medical scientist to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to medical scientist students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other medical scientist students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medical scientist related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for medical scientist students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Medical Scientist Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Medical Scientist in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in medical scientist.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Medical Scientist

1

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is a good option for students pursuing a master's degree in medical scientist. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a master’s in medical scientist from Northwestern University

2

Rush University
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in medical scientist has to take a look at Rush University. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in medical scientist from Rush University

Best Medical Scientist Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Medical Scientist Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	494	44
Michigan	476	7
Indiana	375	7
Wisconsin	317	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Scientist

Medical Scientist is one of 5 different types of Medical Science programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.