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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 6,634 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Chamberlain University - Illinois the most popular online school in Illinois for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in nursing at Chamberlain - Illinois, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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#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. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

Of the 30 students majoring in nursing at Bradley, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Rush University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#4

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Lewis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 14% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. St. Francis Medical Center College of Nursing is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Peoria.

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#8

Methodist College

Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #8, Methodist College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Peoria, Methodist College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,113
Ohio 2,563
Indiana 1,819
Wisconsin 972

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One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

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.

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