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2023 Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$29,252 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Natural Sciences School for You

Natural Sciences is the #230 most popular major in Illinois with 29 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Natural Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for natural sciences majors pursuing a .

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Dominican University the most popular school in Illinois for natural sciences students. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

After completing their degree, natural sciences graduates from Dominican U carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

Full Natural Sciences at Dominican University Report

#2

Judson University

Elgin, IL

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Judson University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Elgin, Judson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Natural Sciences at Judson University Report

Best Natural Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Natural Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 5
Ohio 32
Indiana 3
Wisconsin 1

One of 44 majors within the area of study, natural sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Agsftw.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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