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2023 Best Value Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$36,922 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$112,309 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medical Science Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Medical Science

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

UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Rush University

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value medical science schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rush University are $37,253 per year.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

Full Medical Science at Northwestern University Report

Best Value Medical Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Medical Science Colleges 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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