Registered Nursing at Loyola University Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a registered nursing school? To help you decide if Loyola University Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's registered nursing program.

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,893. In 2021, 496 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Loyola Chicago.

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.

Loyola Chicago Registered Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Loyola Chicago

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Loyola Chicago does offer online courses in registered nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Loyola Chicago Registered Nursing Rankings

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

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 registered nursing major at Loyola Chicago 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
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools	7
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools	51
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	77
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	105
	113
Best Registered Nursing Schools	121
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	223
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	234
	385
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	390
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	710
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools	824
	865
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools	1,488

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from Loyola Chicago. This makes it the #223 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The registered nursing program at Loyola Chicago awarded 496 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Loyola Chicago 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 Loyola University Chicago with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	62
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	333
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Loyola Chicago Registered Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 registered nursing majors earned their master's degree from Loyola Chicago. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a master's in registered nursing.

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

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

Related Majors

• Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing
• Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
• Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
• Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing
• Adult Health Nurse/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 Loyola University Chicago.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.