2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
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.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
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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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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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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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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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 |
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Michigan | 7,345 |
Ohio | 13,973 |
Indiana | 7,922 |
Wisconsin | 5,410 |
Majors Related to Nursing
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
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