2023 Best Medicine Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Medicine 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Medicine Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.
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2023 Best Medicine Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Colleges.
Top Illinois Schools in Medicine
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for medicine students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rush University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Medicine Schools in Illinois list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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 Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
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Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for medicine students. It came in at #7 on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Ohio | 1,329 |
Michigan | 1,198 |
Indiana | 494 |
Wisconsin | 419 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Medicine
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.
Medicine Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medicine | 20,665 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Medicine
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.