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Nursing at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received their master's degree in nursing.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Illinois State Nursing Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Nursing Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #289 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Nursing Master’s Program

80% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from Illinois State in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Illinois State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Illinois State, 87% 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 Illinois State University with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Illinois State University.

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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