If you pursue a degree in biochemistry, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #79 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for biochemistry students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 229 degrees in biochemistry annually.
The biological chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biochemistry rankings. We derive our Best Overall Biochemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The biological chemistry school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biochemistry Schools in Illinois.
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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 biological chemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biochemistry. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 42 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Loyola University Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biochemistry. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 66 biochemistry students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Elmhurst University if you wish to pursue a degree in biochemistry. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 28th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.More information about a degree in biochemistry from Elmhurst University
Best Biochemistry Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The biological chemistry program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biochemistry rankings. We derive our Best Overall Biochemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
