Nursing at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. Of the 284 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 284 of them were nursing majors.

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

UIC Nursing Degrees Available

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

UIC Nursing Rankings

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

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 nursing major at UIC 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
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Nursing Schools	81
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	91
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	218
	284
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	293
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	301
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	377
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	396
	480
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	499
	543
Best Nursing Schools	596
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	612
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	825
Most Focused Nursing Schools	1,302
	1,303
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,497

In 2021, 101 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UIC. This makes it the #99 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 134 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UIC Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $65,021. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 284 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from UIC. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	54
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	113
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UIC Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 134 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	284
Nursing Practice	123
Nursing Science	112

Related Majors

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 University of Illinois at Chicago.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.