Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Illinois. In total, 21,938 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Illinois.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Chamberlain University - Illinois the most popular online school in Illinois for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Chamberlain - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.

Women make up 94% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read More…

Request Information
#2

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the nursing majors at the school.

Read More…

Request Information

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

About 81% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Nursing at University of St Francis Report

Request Information
#4

Rush University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rush University is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.

Read More…

Request Information
#4

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Romeoville.

Of the 14 students majoring in nursing at Lewis, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Read full report on Nursing at Lewis University

Request Information

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.

Full Nursing at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

Request Information

Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Peoria, St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Nursing at Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing Report

Request Information
#8

Methodist College

Peoria, IL

Methodist College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate nursing programs. Methodist College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

Full Nursing at Methodist College Report

Request Information

Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 7,345
Ohio 13,973
Indiana 7,922
Wisconsin 5,410

More Nursing Rankings in Illinois

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.