Find Nursing Colleges

What Do You Want to Study?

Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

8 Schools Ranked
$63,100 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 Graduate Certificate 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 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate 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:

117 Total Awards
$14,250 Average Tuition & Fees
$33,704 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Chamberlain University - Illinois the most popular school in Illinois for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. This large private for-profit school is located in Addison, Illinois, and it awarded 117 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Chamberlain - Illinois accumulate an average of $33,704 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.

Since the graduate programs at Chamberlain - Illinois are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

Full Chamberlain University - Illinois Report

#2

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
30 Total Awards
$18,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 30 students in 2021-2022.

Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Bradley University

#3

University of St Francis

Joliet, Illinois
66 Total Awards
$14,325 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Joliet, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 66 students in 2021-2022.

Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

Full University of St Francis Report

#4

Rush University

Chicago, Illinois
30 Total Awards

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Illinois. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 30 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.

Read full report on Rush University

#4

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
35 Total Awards
$14,960 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Romeoville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 35 students in 2021-2022.

Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Lewis University Report

53 Total Awards
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees
$39,919 Avg Student Debt

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 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. This fairly large public school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 53 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $39,919 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 72% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 63% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

4 Total Awards
$9,076 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in Peoria, Illinois, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Read full report on Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing

#8

Methodist College

Peoria, Illinois
$15,762 Average Tuition & Fees

Methodist College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

Around 94% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full Methodist College Report

Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

View Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools Nationwide >

Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Nursing Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited nursing schools across the U.S.