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2025 Best Veterinary Medicine Schools in Illinois

1 College in Illinois
128 Veterinary Medicine Degrees Awarded
$100,763 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in veterinary medicine is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #153 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2025 Best Veterinary Medicine Schools in Illinois ranking.

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Doctor's Degrees in Veterinary Medicine

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Veterinary Medicine Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Veterinary Medicine in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the veterinary medicine degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Veterinary Medicine

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
128 Veterinary Medicine Degrees Awarded
$96,557 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.

Students who receive their degree from the veterinary medicine program make around $96,557 for their early career.

More information about a degree in veterinary medicine from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Best Veterinary Medicine Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 114
Ohio 314 153
Indiana 294 81
Wisconsin 273 100

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Veterinary Medicine is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Veterinary Medicine Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Veterinary Medicine 128

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Agricultural Economics & Business 466
Horticulture 404
General Agriculture 246
Animal Science 225
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 183
Food Science Technology 151
Agricultural Mechanization 147
Agricultural Production 115
Plant Sciences 83
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 47

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