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2023 Best Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

7 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree School for You

Medicine is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 1,344 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Medicine Doctor'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 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for healthcare students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the medicine doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in Medicine

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Rush University

Chicago, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in Illinois. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for medicine students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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Best Medicine Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Medicine Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,329
Michigan 1,198
Indiana 494
Wisconsin 419

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

Medicine Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 20,665

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 7 schools only.

  • 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 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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