Nursing at University of St Francis

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what University of St Francis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Saint Francis is located in Joliet, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,529. Of the 461 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of St Francis in 2021, 123 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.

University of Saint Francis Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of Saint Francis

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

University of Saint Francis does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

University of Saint Francis Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at University of Saint Francis compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at University of Saint Francis 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
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	14
Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	17
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	26
	57
	221
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	271
Best Nursing Schools	275
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	313
	426
Best Value Nursing Schools	929

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in nursing from University of Saint Francis. This makes it the #179 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #272 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of University of Saint Francis Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Saint Francis is $64,208. 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at University of Saint Francis

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

University of Saint Francis Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at University of Saint Francis awarded 123 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at University of Saint Francis are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	75
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

University of Saint Francis Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 56 students who earned a master's degree in Nursing from University of Saint Francis in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from University of Saint Francis, 73% 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 University of St Francis with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

University of Saint Francis also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 St Francis.

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.