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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

18 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chamberlain University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Addison.

Of the 33 students majoring in nursing at Chamberlain - Illinois, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#3

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Out of the 18 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in nursing at Bradley, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#6

Rush University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, Rush University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#6

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#9

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7,345
Ohio 13,973
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 18 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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