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2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$35,100 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,667 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the medicine 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 Medicine

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Chicago to be the best value school for medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a 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 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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#5

Rush University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rush University is a great value for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. 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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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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.

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

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree medicine programs. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UChicago are $63,936 a year.

UChicago also made our Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Medicine Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Medicine Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,198
Ohio 1,329
Indiana 494
Wisconsin 419

Medicine is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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