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 2022, 11,758 Nursing students graduated with students earning 7,448 Bachelor's degrees, 3,637 Master's degrees, 563 Doctoral degrees, and 110 Certificates.

Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL

Prairie State College offers 8 Nursing degree programs. It's a small, public, two-year college in a large suburb. In 2022, 224 Nursing students graduated with students earning 175 Certificates, and 49 Associate's degrees.

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 2022, 475 Nursing students graduated with students earning 348 Certificates, and 127 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 2022, 389 Nursing students graduated with students earning 211 Doctoral degrees, 167 Master's degrees, and 11 Certificates.

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Loyola University Chicago offers 21 Nursing degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 530 Nursing students graduated with students earning 415 Bachelor's degrees, 96 Master's degrees, 12 Doctoral degrees, and 7 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 2022, 194 Nursing students graduated with students earning 104 Master's degrees, 87 Bachelor'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 2022, 593 Nursing students graduated with students earning 521 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 2022, 797 Nursing students graduated with students earning 677 Certificates, and 120 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 2022, 255 Nursing students graduated with students earning 173 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 2022, 190 Nursing students graduated with students earning 127 Bachelor's degrees, 40 Master's degrees, and 23 Certificates.

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
  26,687
Prairie State College Logo Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL
3/5
34 : 1 2,680
College of DuPage Logo College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
3/5
82 : 1 21,939
Rush University Logo Rush University Chicago, IL
5/5
12 : 1 2,870
Loyola University Chicago Logo Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
5/5
20 : 1 16,899