Top Illinois graduate schools as ranked by U.S. News and World Report

Along with ranking undergraduate programs at National Universities, National Liberal Arts Colleges, Regional Universities, and Regional Colleges, U.S. News and World Report’s 2015 rankings included rankings for graduate programs in six different categories: business schools, education schools, engineering schools, law schools and medical schools in both research and primary care.While there is a limited number of Illinois universities that would be ranked for graduate programs (liberal arts colleges such as Knox College or Augustana College don’t offer graduate programs), Illinois is still well represented, especially in the business school ranking where two Illinois universities appear in the top 10.The Illinois schools ranked in each category by U.S. News and World Report are listed below, along with their overall rank, their enrollment and their location if it is different from the university’s main campus. The titles of each category are linked to the full rankings from U.S. News and World Report.

Best Business schools

1. University of Chicago (Booth) (4^th)

• Full-time tuition: $58,760

2. Northwestern University (Kellogg) (6^th)

• Full-time tuition: $59,085

3. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign (tie 35^th)

• Full-time tuition: $19,975 (in-state); $29,976 (out-of-state)

4. DePaul University (Kellstadt) (tie 85^th)

• Full-time tuition: $980/credit

5. University of Illinois – Chicago (Liautaud) (tie 92^nd)

• Full-time tuition: $19,766 (in-state); $31,764 (out-of-state)

Best Education schools

1. Northwestern University (tie 11^th)

• Full-time tuition: $45,120

2. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign (tie 26^th)

• Full-time tuition: $11,626 (in-state); $25,118 (out-of-state)

3. University of Illinois – Chicago (tie 42^nd)

• Full-time tuition: $11,066 (in-state); $23,064 (out-of-state)

4. Southern Illinois University – Carbondale (tie 77^th)

• Full-time tuition: $1,115/credit (in-state); $1,706/credit (out-of-state)

5. (tie) Illinois State University (tie 106^th)

• Full-time tuition: $345/credit (in-state); $716/credit (out-of-state)

5. (tie) Loyola University Chicago (tie 106^th)

• Full-time tuition: $930/credit

7. DePaul University (tie 147^th)

• Full-time tuition: $595/credit

Best Engineering Schools

1. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign (tie 6^th)

• Full-time tuition: $16,754 (in-state); $30,246 (out-of-state)

2. Northwestern University (McCormick) (tie 22^nd)

• Full-time tuition: $45,120

3. University of Illinois – Chicago (tie 63^rd)

• Full-time tuition: $13,966 (in-state); $25,964 (out-of-state)

4. Illinois Institute of Technology (Armour) (tie 71^st)

• Full-time tuition: $1,204/credit

Best Law schools

1. University of Chicago (tie 4^th)

• Full-time tuition: $53,301

2. Northwestern University (12^th)

• Full-time tuition: $55,064

3. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign (tie 40^th)

• Full-time tuition: $41,226 (in-state); $48,976 (out-of-state)

4. Loyola University Chicago (tie 68^th)

• Full-time tuition: $41,666

5. Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago-Kent) (tie 72^nd)

• Full-time tuition: $44,410

6. DePaul University (tie 121^st)

• Full-time tuition: $44,999

Best Medical schools: Research

1. University of Chicago (Pritzker) (11^th)

• Full-time tuition: $45,835

2. Northwestern University (Feinberg) (18^th)

• Chicago, Ill.
• Full-time tuition: $50,272

3. University of Illinois (tie 52^nd)

• Chicago, Ill.
• Full-time tuition: $34,578 (in-state); $71,578 (out-of-state)

4. Rush University (tie 68^th)

• Full-time tuition: $49,700

Best Medical schools: Primary Care

1. Northwestern University (Feinberg) (tie 22^nd)

• Chicago, Ill.
• Full-time tuition: $50,272

2. University of Chicago (Pritzker) (tie 26^th)

• Full-time tuition: $45,835

3. University of Illinois (tie 82^nd)

• Chicago, Ill.
• Full-time tuition: $34,578 (in-state); $71,578 (out-of-state)

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