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Career Information for Registered Nurses in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Registered Nurses in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Peoria, Springfield, and Danville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bloomington, Chicago, and Champaign
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago, Peoria, and Rockford

Salaries for Registered Nurses in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago, Champaign, and Danville. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Registered Nurses in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Registered Nursing Schools in Illinois

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Mokena, Schaumburg, Warrenville

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Licensed Practical Nurse To Nursing, Licensed Vocational Nurse To Nursing, MS In Nursing - Nursing/Health Care Education, MS In Nursing(RN Required), MS In Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Doctorate, Master
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Rasmussen College
Aurora, Rockford, Romeoville

Offers career training and degree programs in allied health, business, justice studies, nursing, education, and technology. Located at 13 campuses across the U.S.

  • Programs: Registered Nursing
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Olivet Nazarene University Graduate and Continuing Studies
Bourbonnais

Advance your career with Olivet Nazarene University - Graduate and Continuing Studies. We offer continuing education certificates and master’s degrees in history, counseling, religion, business, education, and nursing, plus a Doctorate of Education in Ethical Leadership.

  • Programs: Master Of Science In Nursing, Nursing (BSN)
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Master

Selected Online Schools for Registered Nurses in Illinois

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
University of Phoenix OnlineOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Walden UniversityOnlineBachelor, Master, Post-Master CertificateGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
South UniversityOnlineBachelorGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Colorado Technical University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
American Sentinel UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Concord Law SchoolOnlineBachelorGet Info

More Illinois Registered Nursing Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Aurora UniversityAuroraDoctorate3,946
Black Hawk CollegeMolineAssociate6,311
Blessing Rieman College of NursingQuincyMasters219
Bradley UniversityPeoriaDoctorate6,053
Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburgAssociate2,693
Chicago State UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional6,810
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman CollegeChicagoAssociate11,354
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicagoAssociate6,140
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeChicagoAssociate6,031
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeChicagoAssociate4,078
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley CollegeChicagoAssociate9,679
College of DuPageGlen EllynAssociate25,768
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Concordia University River ForestRiver ForestDoctorate4,126
Danville Area Community CollegeDanvilleAssociate2,832
DePaul UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional23,401
Dominican UniversityRiver ForestMasters3,338
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharlestonMasters12,179
Elgin Community CollegeElginAssociate9,613
Elmhurst CollegeElmhurstMasters3,184
Governors State UniversityUniversity ParkDoctorate5,692
Harper CollegePalatineAssociate15,156
Heartland Community CollegeNormalAssociate4,827
Highland Community College FreeportFreeportAssociate2,049
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaAssociate11,804
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central CollegeOlneyAssociate1,610
Illinois State UniversityNormalDoctorate20,274
Illinois Valley Community CollegeOglesbyAssociate4,103
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomingtonBachelor2,094
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
John Wood Community CollegeQuincyAssociate2,417
Joliet Junior CollegeJolietAssociate13,149
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakeeAssociate3,591
Kaskaskia CollegeCentraliaAssociate5,041
Kishwaukee CollegeMaltaAssociate4,466
Lake Land CollegeMattoonAssociate7,177
Lakeview College of NursingDanvilleBachelor246
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfreyAssociate7,875
Lewis UniversityRomeovilleDoctorate5,347
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,655
Loyola University ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional15,545
MacMurray CollegeJacksonvilleBachelor648
McKendree UniversityLebanonMasters3,312
Methodist College of NursingPeoriaBachelor118
Millikin UniversityDecaturMasters2,376
Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos HillsAssociate15,859
Morton CollegeCiceroAssociate5,057
North Park UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional3,200
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalbDoctorate & First Professional25,254
Oakton Community CollegeDes PlainesAssociate10,805
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnaisDoctorate4,636
Parkland CollegeChampaignAssociate9,407
Prairie State CollegeChicago HeightsAssociate5,507
Quincy UniversityQuincyMasters1,323
Rend Lake CollegeInaAssociate4,821
Richland Community CollegeDecaturAssociate3,274
Rock Valley CollegeRockfordAssociate7,923
Rockford CollegeRockfordMasters1,566
Roosevelt UniversityChicagoDoctorate7,163
Rush UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional1,596
Saint Anthony College of NursingRockfordMasters182
Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoriaMasters434
Saint Xavier UniversityChicagoMasters5,675
Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixonAssociate2,700
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinAssociate2,176
South Suburban CollegeSouth HollandAssociate6,260
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgAssociate2,606
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsvilleMasters & First Professional13,398
Southwestern Illinois CollegeBellevilleAssociate13,713
Spoon River CollegeCantonAssociate2,139
Trinity Christian CollegePalos HeightsBachelor1,367
Trinity College of Nursing and Health SciencesRock IslandBachelor210
Triton CollegeRiver GroveAssociate15,658
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional25,747
University of St FrancisJolietMasters3,503
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar GroveAssociate8,731
West Suburban College of NursingOak ParkMasters213
Wheaton College WheatonWheatonDoctorate2,895

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Registered Nurses

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Registered Nurses

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Registered Nurses relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Peoria5,260$54,1901.6
Springfield2,600$60,2101.4
Danville480$61,6601.2
Rockford3,210$57,7101.1
Champaign1,740$62,7601
Chicago71,170$67,7400.9
Bloomington800$53,2600.6
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