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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.

2023 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for medical science majors pursuing a .

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.

UIC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,603 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Rush University

Chicago, IL
$29,828 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school 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

The excellent programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.

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

Full Medical Science at Northwestern University Report

Best Value Medical Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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