2025 Best Bioinformatics Schools in Illinois

If you plan on majoring in bioinformatics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #397 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of bioinformatics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 degrees in bioinformatics annually.

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Pick Your Bioinformatics Degree Level

The bioinformatics 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 Bioinformatics Schools in Illinois. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Bioinformatics in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of bioinformatics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Bioinformatics

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in bioinformatics has to take a look at University of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in bioinformatics from University of Chicago

2

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Loyola University Chicago is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in bioinformatics. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in bioinformatics from Loyola University Chicago

Best Bioinformatics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	8
Michigan	915	46
Indiana	737	19
Wisconsin	672	14

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Bioinformatics Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Biomathematics & Bioinformatics area of study, Bioinformatics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biostatistics	15
Biomathematics	4

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay.

More about our data sources and methodologies.