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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 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Medicine Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Medicine Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for medicine majors pursuing a .

Top Illinois Schools in Medicine

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in Illinois for medicine students. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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 city of Chicago.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a great place for medicine students. 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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#4

Rush University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rush University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s 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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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Medicine Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best medicine programs. 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 Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,198
Ohio 1,329
Indiana 494
Wisconsin 419

Medicine is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Medicine

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

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.

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