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2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$32,632 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,044 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is the #11 most popular major in Illinois with 5,068 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for biological and biomedical sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the biological and biomedical sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the best value school in Illinois for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUC are $16,162 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC also made our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value biological and biomedical sciences schools in Illinois. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great value for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern also made our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

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With a ranking of #7, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science did quite well on this year’s best value schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

RFUMS graduate students pay an average of $36,765 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,164
Michigan 5,647
Ohio 5,700
Wisconsin 3,449

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 4,566
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 4,420
Biotechnology 3,911
Zoology 2,984
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,957
Genetics 1,543
Pharmacology & Toxicology 1,042
Botany/Plant Biology 691
Molecular Medicine 83

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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