Nursing at University of Illinois at Chicago
UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
UIC Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
UIC Nursing Rankings
The nursing major at UIC 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.
There were 134 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing Student Demographics at UIC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.
UIC Nursing Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in nursing.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 54 |
| Black or African American | 31 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 |
| White | 102 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 20 |
UIC Nursing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from UIC, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in nursing.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| White | 56 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Nursing
Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 284 |
| Nursing Practice | 123 |
| Nursing Science | 112 |
Related Majors
- Medical Science
- Other Health Professions
- Health/Medical Prep Programs
- Medical Illustration & Informatics
- Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
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 University of Illinois at Chicago.
| 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 Hied5 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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