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Nursing at Illinois State University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Illinois State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in 2021, 217 of them were nursing majors.

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

Illinois State Nursing Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Illinois State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Illinois State 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 41
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 769

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Illinois State. This makes it the #291 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #289 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Illinois State Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Illinois State is $63,829. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Nursing Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 217 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Illinois State, about 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Illinois State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 184
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Illinois State Nursing Master’s Program

80% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Illinois State, about 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Illinois State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Illinois State, 87% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Illinois State also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Illinois State 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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