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Nursing at Eastern Illinois University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Eastern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from EIU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

EIU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

EIU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at EIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 207
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 600
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 795
Best Value Nursing Schools 863
873
Best Nursing Schools 873
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 941
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,570
1,658
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,880

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from EIU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at EIU is $59,362. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at EIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Eastern Illinois University.

EIU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing from EIU. About 6% were men and 94% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at EIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

EIU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 35

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Nurse Practitioners 5,540 $105,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310
Nurse Anesthetists 1,510 $190,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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