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2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the pharmacy programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Chicago to be the most popular school for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at Midwestern University - Downers Grove helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Downers Grove, Midwestern University - Downers Grove is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Illinois list. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

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#4

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roosevelt University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Chicago State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, CSU is a public college with a small student population.

Full Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences at Chicago State University Report

With a ranking of #7, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 7 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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