2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamp 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 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Northwestern does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 2% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Illinois.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
University of Saint Francis does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 25 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 4 spot on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UIUC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Out of the 25 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Concordia University, Chicago. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Aurora. During the 2019-2020 year, about 87% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #7, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Bradley does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Illinois State does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lewis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at Lewis, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
McKendree University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at McKendree. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #11, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SIUE does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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National Louis University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NLU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Illinois Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.
Roosevelt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Roosevelt does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 44% took at least some of their classes online.
Benedictine University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
Benedictine U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Wheaton College Illinois landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Wheaton College Illinois does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #17, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
Loyola Chicago does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 92% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #18 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UIC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Millikin University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
Millikin does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #20, Governors State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree.
GSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 35% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Northern Illinois University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NIU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 43% took at least some of their classes online.
Chicago State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CSU. In 2019-2020 about 27% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Trinity International University - Illinois ranked #23 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TIU Illinois. During the 2019-2020 year, about 65% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #24 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SIUC. In 2019-2020 about 24% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
DePaul University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at DePaul. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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