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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the most popular school in Illinois for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

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Out of the 18 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Chamberlain University - Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. Chamberlain - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison.

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

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#3

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Bradley University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Illinois. Located in the midsize city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Illinois. 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.

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#6

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Rush University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. 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.

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#6

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

Lewis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Lewis is a medium-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.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

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#9

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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

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 18 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.

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