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2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

7 Ranked Colleges
1,348 Degrees Awarded
$39,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 27,562 people earned their degree in medicine, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, medicine graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $54,795 and had an average of $169,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 1,348 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,129 and $204,764 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,348 medicine graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in medicine. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great medicine programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the medicine program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medicine in Illinois

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 315 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

UIC also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

Read full report on Medicine at University of Illinois at Chicago

#2

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Medicine 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 Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 144 doctorate’s medicine degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154.

Full Loyola University Chicago Medicine Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medicine at SIUC

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the #4 spot on the list. North Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 266 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree medicine students list, RFUMS has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RFUMS are $36,765, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Rush University

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rush University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 131 students in 2019-2020.

Rush University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rush University are $37,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rush University Medicine Report

#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Northwestern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois ranking. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 147 doctorate’s medicine degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Medicine at Northwestern University

#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

University of Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Medicine Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s medicine degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

Full University of Chicago Medicine Report

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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