Best Nursing colleges in Illinois

Best Nursing colleges in Illinois for 2026

Chamberlain University-Illinois offers 27 Nursing degree programs. It's a very large, private for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 13,391 Nursing students graduated with students earning 7,843 Bachelor's degrees, 4,616 Master's degrees, 588 Doctoral degrees, and 344 Certificates.

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Loyola University Chicago offers 38 Nursing degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 386 Nursing students graduated with students earning 322 Bachelor's degrees, 41 Master's degrees, 15 Doctoral degrees, and 8 Certificates.

College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL

College of DuPage offers 6 Nursing degree programs. It's a very large, public, two-year college in a large suburb. In 2024, 711 Nursing students graduated with students earning 607 Certificates, and 104 Associate's degrees.

Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL

Prairie State College offers 6 Nursing degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a large suburb. In 2024, 270 Nursing students graduated with students earning 237 Certificates, and 33 Associate's degrees.

Rush University
Chicago, IL

Rush University offers 6 Nursing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2024, 387 Nursing students graduated with students earning 233 Doctoral degrees, 148 Master's degrees, and 6 Certificates.

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University offers 8 Nursing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small suburb. In 2024, 137 Nursing students graduated with students earning 69 Bachelor's degrees, 61 Master's degrees, and 7 Certificates.

College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County offers 5 Nursing degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a large suburb. In 2024, 867 Nursing students graduated with students earning 787 Certificates, and 80 Associate's degrees.

William Rainey Harper College offers 8 Nursing degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a large suburb. In 2024, 739 Nursing students graduated with students earning 658 Certificates, and 81 Associate's degrees.

Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, IL

Waubonsee Community College offers 6 Nursing degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, two-year college in a outlying rural area. In 2024, 344 Nursing students graduated with students earning 250 Certificates, and 94 Associate's degrees.

University of St Francis offers 13 Nursing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2024, 154 Nursing students graduated with students earning 102 Bachelor's degrees, 31 Master's degrees, 20 Certificates, and 1 Doctoral degree.

List of all Nursing colleges in Illinois

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Chamberlain University-Illinois Logo Chamberlain University-Illinois Addison, IL
4/5
  32,944
College of DuPage Logo College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
3/5
98 : 1 26,224
Loyola University Chicago Logo Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
5/5
20 : 1 17,384
Prairie State College Logo Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL
3/5
40 : 1 2,953
Rush University Logo Rush University Chicago, IL
5/5
13 : 1 2,769