2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Chamberlain University - Illinois to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Addison, Chamberlain - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.
Out of the 30 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 2 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 30 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rush University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Rush University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 87% of the nursing majors at the school.
Out of the 30 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
About 93% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 7% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 96% of the nursing majors at the school.
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 101 students majoring in nursing at UIC, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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Bradley University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nursing programs. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
Olivet Nazarene University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.
Women make up 82% of the nursing majors at the school.
Loyola University Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 61 students majoring in nursing at Loyola Chicago, 11% are male and 89% are female.
University of St Francis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.
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 |
Nursing Related Majors
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 25 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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