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Registered Nursing at Western Illinois University

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Registered Nursing at Western Illinois University

Every registered nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the registered nursing program at Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 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.

WIU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

WIU Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at WIU 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 WIU

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

WIU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 11
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 Western 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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