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Registered Nursing at Eastern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying registered nursing, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. In 2021, 35 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from EIU.

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

EIU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

EIU Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how EIU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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 Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 196
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 576
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 763
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 820
Best Registered Nursing Schools 829
831
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 892
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 1,496
1,595
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,783

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at EIU

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

EIU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 35 registered nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 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 registered 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 registered 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 registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310

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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