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2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

6 Ranked Colleges
597 Degrees Awarded
$25,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Pharmacy 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 15,416 people earned their degree in pharmacy, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 597 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 597 pharmacy graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality pharmacy 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 pharmacy program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Pharmacy in Illinois

#1 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 Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 164 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree pharmacy students list, UIC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Pharmacy at UIC

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #2 spot on the list. SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to qualified students.

SIUE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

#3

Chicago State University

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Chicago State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Chicago State University is a small public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 59 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

CSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chicago State University are $15,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Pharmacy at CSU

#4

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Pharmacy 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 Roosevelt University are $21,605.

Full Roosevelt Pharmacy Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. North Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree pharmacy students list, RFUMS has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Pharmacy 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.

Read more about Pharmacy at RFUMS

#6

Midwestern University - Downers Grove

Downers Grove, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois ranking. Located in Downers Grove, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 179 degrees to qualified doctorate’s pharmacy students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree pharmacy students list, Midwestern University - Downers Grove has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern University - Downers Grove are $45,511, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Midwestern University - Downers Grove Pharmacy 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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