2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,344 degrees and certificates were awarded to medicine students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for medicine 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Medicine
Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the best value school in Illinois for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medicine schools in Illinois. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.
SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at RFUMS are $36,765 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medicine schools in Illinois. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rush University are $37,253 per year.
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Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.
Northwestern also made our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.
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University of Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.
UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,198 |
| Ohio | 1,329 |
| Indiana | 494 |
| Wisconsin | 419 |
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Medicine Related Majors for Medicine
Medicine is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.