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2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$58,294 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Medicine Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.

Check out the medicine programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for medicine students. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for medicine students. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Medicine Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Rush University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rush University is a great place for medicine students. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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

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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.

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