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2023 Best Medicine Schools in Illinois

7 Colleges
$58,294 Avg Salary

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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Medicine Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Medicine Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools in Medicine

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for medicine students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in Illinois. 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

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for medicine students. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Medicine Schools in Illinois list. 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 Schools 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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