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| School Name | Campus | Highest Award | Enrolled |
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| Augustana College | Rock Island | Bachelor | 2,537 |
| Bradley University | Peoria | Doctorate | 6,053 |
| Chicago State University | Chicago | Doctorate & First Professional | 6,810 |
| DePaul University | Chicago | Doctorate & First Professional | 23,401 |
| Eastern Illinois University | Charleston | Masters | 12,179 |
| Elmhurst College | Elmhurst | Masters | 3,184 |
| Greenville College | Greenville | Masters | 1,528 |
| Illinois College | Jacksonville | Bachelor | 1,014 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Doctorate & First Professional | 7,277 |
| Illinois State University | Normal | Doctorate | 20,274 |
| Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington | Bachelor | 2,094 |
| Knox College | Galesburg | Bachelor | 1,371 |
| Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | Masters | 1,456 |
| Lewis University | Romeoville | Doctorate | 5,347 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Doctorate & First Professional | 15,545 |
| MacMurray College | Jacksonville | Bachelor | 648 |
| Millikin University | Decatur | Masters | 2,376 |
| Monmouth College | Monmouth | Bachelor | 1,343 |
| North Central College | Naperville | Masters | 2,559 |
| North Park University | Chicago | Doctorate & First Professional | 3,200 |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | Masters | 12,814 |
| Northern Illinois University | Dekalb | Doctorate & First Professional | 25,254 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | Doctorate & First Professional | 19,005 |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale | Doctorate & First Professional | 20,983 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Masters & First Professional | 13,398 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago | Doctorate & First Professional | 14,538 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | Doctorate & First Professional | 25,747 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign | Doctorate & First Professional | 42,326 |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | Doctorate | 13,331 |
| Wheaton College Wheaton | Wheaton | Doctorate | 2,895 |
The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.
Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Physicists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary (2008) | Relative Popularity |
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| Chicago | 2,670 | $118,810 | 8.3 |
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