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2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$38,186 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$150,242 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medical Science School for You

With 55 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, medical science is the #24 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Medical Science Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for medical science 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Medical Science

$15,603 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Chicago to be the best value school for medical science students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIC are $15,603 a year.

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#2

Rush University

Chicago, IL
$29,828 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rush University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Medical Science Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Rush University undergraduate students pay an average of $29,828 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern also made our Best Medical Science Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Medical Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 67
Michigan 7
Indiana 10
Wisconsin 7

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, medical science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical Scientist 853
Clinical and Translational Science 52
Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain 4

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 3 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).

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