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2023 Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$57,667 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Medicine Doctor's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Medicine Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Medicine program at each school on the list.

Check out the medicine doctor's degree 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 medicine students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 291 students majoring in medicine at UIC, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Full Medicine at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of North Chicago, RFUMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 56% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 167 students majoring in medicine at Loyola Chicago, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 46% of the medicine majors at the school.

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#5

Rush University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular medicine schools in Illinois. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 46% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 43% of the medicine majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for medicine students working on their doctor’s degree. SIUC is a large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

About 54% of the students majoring in medicine at the school are women while 46% are male.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Medicine Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Medicine Schools 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 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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