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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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Chamberlain University - Illinois helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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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. Bradley is a moderately-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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St Francis is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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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. 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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#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. Located in the large suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

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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

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 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.

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