Registered Nursing at William Rainey Harper College

Every registered nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the registered nursing program at William Rainey Harper College stacks up to those at other schools.

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,199.

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

Harper College Registered Nursing Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Harper College Registered Nursing Rankings

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Harper College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at William Rainey Harper College.

Harper College Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

76% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in registered nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Harper College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

Harper College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Rainey Harper College with a associate's in registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 William Rainey Harper College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses	129,400	$73,890
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,810	$69,310

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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