Best Nursing colleges in Illinois

Best Nursing colleges in Illinois for 2025

Chamberlain University-Illinois offers 27 Nursing degree programs. It's a very large, private for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 9,267 Nursing students graduated with students earning 5,665 Bachelor's degrees, 3,002 Master's degrees, 482 Doctoral degrees, and 118 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 2023, 720 Nursing students graduated with students earning 613 Certificates, and 107 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 2023, 250 Nursing students graduated with students earning 220 Certificates, and 30 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 2023, 395 Nursing students graduated with students earning 235 Doctoral degrees, 153 Master's degrees, and 7 Certificates.

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Loyola University Chicago offers 26 Nursing degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 494 Nursing students graduated with students earning 424 Bachelor's degrees, 45 Master's degrees, 15 Certificates, and 10 Doctoral degrees.

Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University offers 9 Nursing degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small suburb. In 2023, 154 Nursing students graduated with students earning 80 Bachelor's degrees, 71 Master's degrees, and 3 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 2023, 761 Nursing students graduated with students earning 689 Certificates, and 72 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 2023, 734 Nursing students graduated with students earning 652 Certificates, and 82 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 2023, 247 Nursing students graduated with students earning 165 Certificates, and 82 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 2023, 192 Nursing students graduated with students earning 122 Bachelor's degrees, 51 Master's degrees, 17 Certificates, and 2 Doctoral degrees.

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
  28,897
College of DuPage Logo College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
3/5
88 : 1 23,216
Prairie State College Logo Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL
3/5
38 : 1 3,045
Rush University Logo Rush University Chicago, IL
5/5
12 : 1 2,782
Loyola University Chicago Logo Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
5/5
19 : 1 17,397