2027 Best Value Medical Scientist Schools in Illinois
[Medical Scientist](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-science/medical-scientist/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for medical scientist students.
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2027 Best Value Medical Scientist Schools in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in medical scientist, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Medical Scientist Schools
Northwestern University tops our 2027 list of the best value medical scientist schools in Illinois. Northwestern University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $68,322. Typical student debt for medical scientist graduates is $16,616. Soon after graduation, medical scientist degree recipients from Northwestern University generally make around $124,451. That is a strong return on a $16,616 median debt. Roughly 8% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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