2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Illinois. In total, 21,938 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Illinois.
Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $9,773 per year.
Illinois State also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
SIUE not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.
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Out of the 12 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Peoria, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing are $8,740 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 per year.
University of Saint Francis also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #1.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Chamberlain University - Illinois helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Illinois. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Chamberlain - Illinois are $14,090 a year.
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Lewis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Lewis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lewis are $14,960 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Lewis is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Illinois.
Bradley University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Bradley graduate students pay an average of $17,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bradley is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in Illinois.
With a ranking of #8, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 a year.
North Park University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, North Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Park are $14,184 per year.
Loyola University Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.
Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 7,345 |
| Ohio | 13,973 |
| Indiana | 7,922 |
| Wisconsin | 5,410 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 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).
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