Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 51% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 49% are male.

Full Medicine at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 44% of the medicine majors at the school.

Read More…

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 48% are male.

Read full report on Medicine at Loyola University Chicago

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 158 students majoring in medicine at Northwestern, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Full Medicine at Northwestern University Report

#5

Rush University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rush University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 46% of the medicine majors at the school.

Read full report on Medicine at Rush University

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 80 students majoring in medicine at UChicago, 57% are male and 43% are female.

Read More…

With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Women make up 54% of the medicine majors at the school.

Full Medicine at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Read More…

Best Medicine Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 8 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.