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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

43 Colleges
$36,677 Avg Salary
$12,109 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 Most Popular 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. This report analyzed 43 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

Our 2023 rankings named College of DuPage the most popular school in Illinois for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public school with a very large student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 3% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from COD carry an average student debt load of $10,247.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at MDT College of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, ATS Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 98% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from ATS Institute of Technology carry an average student debt load of $18,737.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Capital Area School of Practical Nursing is a great place for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, CASPN is a public college with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at CASPN take out an average of $8,716 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Joliet Junior College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing & nursing assistants schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Joliet Junior College accumulate an average of around $8,912 in student debt.

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#5

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

Out of the 43 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, John A Logan College landed the # 5 spot on the list. John A Logan College is a small public school located in the suburb of Carterville.

Women make up 85% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Olney Central College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Olney, Olney Central College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 96% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

Practical Nursing majors at Olney Central College take out an average of $6,931 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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William Rainey Harper College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 16% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Harper College accumulate an average of around $9,689 in student debt.

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#8

Verve College

Oak Brook, IL

Verve College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for practical nursing & nursing assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Oak Brook, Verve College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Verve College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,051.

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#9

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing & nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in practical nursing at Lake Land College, 3% are male and 97% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at Lake Land College take out an average of $7,569 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#10

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #10, Illinois Central College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of East Peoria, ICC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 3% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at ICC accumulate an average of around $8,317 in student debt.

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 0

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 319,502

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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