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2026 Best Value Medical Science Schools in Illinois
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the medical science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Medical Science Schools
Northwestern University tops our 2026 list of the best value medical science schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $68,322. Medical Science graduates carry a median of $16,616 in student loans. Soon after graduation, medical science degree recipients from Northwestern University generally make around $124,451. Set against $16,616 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 8%.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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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[Medical Science](/majors/health-care-professions/medical-science/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
