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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

6 Schools Ranked
$28,030 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,787 Avg Student Debt

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones had the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
496 Total Awards
$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees
$23,570 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 496 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago is $47,808. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,570 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 97% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

McKendree University

Lebanon, Illinois
51 Total Awards
$33,050 Average Tuition & Fees
$24,607 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you attend McKendree University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in Lebanon, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 51 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees at McKendree is $33,050. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,607 in student loans. Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 16% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois
32 Total Awards
$10,108 Average Tuition & Fees
$28,123 Avg Student Debt

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Governors State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Illinois. GSU is a small public school situated in University Park, Illinois. It awarded 32 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full-time students from Illinois pay an average of $10,108 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend GSU. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $17,620. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from GSU accumulate an average of $28,123 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#4

Illinois College

Jacksonville, Illinois
19 Total Awards
$35,302 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Illinois College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in Jacksonville, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

If you want to attend Illinois College, expect to pay an average of $35,302 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 5% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Rasmussen University - Illinois

Rockford, Illinois
$13,883 Average Tuition & Fees
$37,026 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

The average tuition and fees at Rasmussen University - Illinois is $13,883. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $37,026 in student loans.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Ambria College of Nursing

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you attend Ambria College of Nursing. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Ambria College of Nursing. Every undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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