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2023 Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$23,650 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$101,290 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students earned 663 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for pharmacy students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in Illinois for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUE are $9,316 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Chicago State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, CSU is a public college with a small student population.

CSU graduate students pay an average of $9,728 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

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Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Roosevelt University is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Roosevelt are $21,605 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a great value for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Midwestern University - Downers Grove graduate students pay an average of $47,207 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at RFUMS are $36,765 a year.

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Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,049
Michigan 438
Indiana 387
Wisconsin 383

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Pharmacy Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Pharmacy 15,637
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2,139
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 876
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 503
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 240
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 206
Natural Products Chemistry and Pharmacognosy 175
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 175
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 161
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences 152
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 97
Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy 32

Majors Similar to Pharmacy

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 6 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).
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