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Nursing at University of Illinois at Chicago

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at University of Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 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.

UIC Nursing Degrees Available

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

UIC Nursing Rankings

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.

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 Master’s Program

85% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at UIC awarded 101 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to 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 23% 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

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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