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Nursing at William Rainey Harper College

If you plan to study Nursing, you may want to check out the program at William Rainey Harper College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

William Rainey Harper College sits in Palatine, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 80 nursing degrees were awarded at William Rainey Harper College.

Studying Online at William Rainey Harper College

Many students take online classes at William Rainey Harper College. Of 13,988 students, 2,136 (15%) studied exclusively online and 3,735 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at William Rainey Harper College

Rankings can help you compare William Rainey Harper College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#11 of 78
Best Value	Illinois	#17 of 71
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#27 of 295
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#31 of 310
Best Value	Nationwide	#202 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#410 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from William Rainey Harper College

Those who finish William Rainey Harper College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$63,114
2 years	$61,908
3 years	$62,113
4 years	$71,259
5 years	$79,071

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Nursing graduates from William Rainey Harper College earn a median of $71,259, compared with $42,678 for all William Rainey Harper College graduates — about 67% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Nursing graduates from William Rainey Harper College is $15,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Nursing graduates at William Rainey Harper College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Nursing graduates at William Rainey Harper College are 85% women (68) and 15% men (12).

Nursing Associate’s Program at William Rainey Harper College

Among the 80 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at William Rainey Harper College, 85% were women (68) and 15% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at William Rainey Harper College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	33
Hispanic / Latino	24
Black / African American	5
Asian	17
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at William Rainey Harper College, above the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at William Rainey Harper College

The Nursing program at William Rainey Harper College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	80

Top-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Nursing program at William Rainey Harper College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.