Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

6 Ranked Colleges
612 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the 52nd most popular major in the country with 19,436 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $103,354 and had an average of $116,700 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 626 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $114,380 and $179,116 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 612 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences 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/pharmaceutical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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/pharmaceutical sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools

The pharmacy school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

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/Pharmaceutical Sciences in Illinois

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 179 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/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 84 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical 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 SIUE are $9,300.

Full SIUE Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report

#3

Chicago State University

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chicago State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Chicago State University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree pharmacy students list, CSU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSU are $15,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at CSU

#4

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. Roosevelt University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 52 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2019-2020.

Roosevelt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt University are $21,605, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Roosevelt University

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. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RFUMS also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 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/Pharmaceutical Sciences at RFUMS

#6

Midwestern University - Downers Grove

Downers Grove, Illinois

Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Pharmacy Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois ranking. Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit institution located in Downers Grove, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 179 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Midwestern University - Downers Grove also took the #2 spot in our “Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 Midwestern University - Downers Grove are $45,511.

Read full report on Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Midwestern University - Downers Grove

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

  • Credit for the banner image above goes to {}.

Featured Pharmacy Schools

Find Schools Near You