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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

29 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in Illinois to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for nursing students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Verve College

Oak Brook, IL

Our analysis found Verve College to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Oak Brook, Verve College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at Verve College take out an average of $20,569 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Ambria College of Nursing

Hoffman Estates, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ambria College of Nursing. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Hoffman Estates, Ambria College of Nursing is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Ambria College of Nursing take out $16,138 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capital Area School of Practical Nursing. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, CASPN is a public college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from CASPN take out $15,635 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

MDT College of Health Sciences

Highland Heights, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MDT College of Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Highland Heights, ATS Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at ATS Institute of Technology take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $29,222.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Career Center of Southern Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Beck School of Practical Nursing is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Red Bud.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Beck School of Practical Nursing take out $20,320 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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CALC Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. CALC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small suburb of Alton.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from CALC carry an average student debtload of $12,531.

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William Rainey Harper College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for practical nursing and nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Harper College carry an average student debtload of $14,119.

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#8

State Career College

Waukegan, IL

State Career College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. SCC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Waukegan.

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#9

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Joliet Junior College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,047.

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#10

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Oakton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Des Plaines.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Oakton Community College accumulate an average of around $17,358 in student debt.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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Ohio 0

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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