Registered Nursing at Illinois State University
Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year.
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.
Illinois State Registered Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing
Online Classes Are Available at Illinois State
If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.
For those who are interested in distance learning, Illinois State does offer online courses in registered nursing for the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
Illinois State Registered Nursing Rankings
The registered nursing major at Illinois State 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.
Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Illinois State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Illinois State University.
Illinois State Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Illinois State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 20 |
White | 163 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Illinois State Registered Nursing Master’s Program

Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from Illinois State, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a master's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 23 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Related Majors
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
- Nursing Science
- Nursing Practice
- Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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 Illinois State 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Willjay under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.