Nursing at Benedictine University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Benedictine University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing program.

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,779.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Benedictine U Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Benedictine U Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at Benedictine U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Nursing Student Demographics at Benedictine U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Benedictine University.

Benedictine U Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Benedictine U since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Benedictine University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Benedictine U Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Benedictine U, 50% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Benedictine University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	51
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Benedictine University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Science	138
Registered Nursing	85

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Other Health Professions
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Public Health

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Benedictine University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses	129,400	$73,890
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Nurse Practitioners	5,540	$105,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,810	$69,310
Nurse Anesthetists	1,510	$190,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Pbrozynski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.