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 midsize suburb of Normal.
Women make up 95% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 18 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.
Of the 94 students majoring in nursing at Chamberlain - Illinois, 7% are male and 93% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 18 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.
About 78% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 22% are male.
Out of the 18 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Rush University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
With a ranking of #6, Lewis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville.
Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.
Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 57% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 43% are male.
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 school with a small student population.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.
Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
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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
Nursing Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
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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