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2023 Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$112,309 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medical Science Master's Degree School for You

Medical Science is the #124 most popular major in Illinois with 55 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Medical Science Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for medical science majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Medical Science

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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

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#2

Rush University

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best medical science schools in Illinois. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for medical science students working on their master’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Medical Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Medical Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7
Ohio 67
Indiana 10
Wisconsin 7

Medical Science is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

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