by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences is the 53rd most popular major in the country with 20,393 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $95,543 and had an average of $23,251 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 663 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $101,042 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 649 pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,698 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in Illinois for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in Illinois for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s pharmacy degrees to 214 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in Illinois for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern University - Downers Grove landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 171 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Midwestern University - Downers Grove Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 78 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in Illinois for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 77 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Roosevelt University
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in Illinois for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the #5 spot on the list. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a small school located in North Chicago, Illinois that handed out 57 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Chicago State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Pharmacy Major in Illinois for a Doctorate ranking. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 52 doctorate’s pharmacy degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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