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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Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Illinois State are $9,773 a year.
Illinois State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
SIUE did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Peoria, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing are $8,740 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Illinois. 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 took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois rankings.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chamberlain University - Illinois is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.
Chamberlain - Illinois graduate students pay an average of $14,090 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 suburb of Romeoville.
Lewis graduate students pay an average of $14,960 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, Lewis is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Illinois.
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Bradley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bradley are $17,400 per year.
Bradley also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois rankings.
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Olivet Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Olivet Nazarene graduate students pay an average of $12,190 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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North Park University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, North Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Park are $14,184 per year.
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Loyola University Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.
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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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