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Nursing at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 284 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.

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
  • Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 101 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UIC. This makes it the #99 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UIC Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $65,021. This is 3% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

83% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 284 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from UIC in 2021, 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 UIC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 54
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 68
White 113
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

UIC Nursing Master’s Program

85% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 nursing majors earned their master's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 43
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UIC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 134 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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