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Nursing at Illinois Central College

If you plan to study Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Illinois Central College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Illinois Central College is located in East Peoria, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 75 nursing graduations were recorded at Illinois Central College.

Studying Online at Illinois Central College

Distance learning is available at Illinois Central College. Of 7,906 students, 1,570 (20%) studied exclusively online and 2,096 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Illinois Central College

Rankings can help you compare Illinois Central College’s Nursing program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Illinois	#42 of 71
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#48 of 78
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#113 of 295
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#130 of 310
Best Value	Nationwide	#817 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#974 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Illinois Central College

Those who finish Illinois Central College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$53,317
2 years	$54,910
3 years	$54,686
4 years	$58,820
5 years	$71,969

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Illinois Central College take home a median $58,820, compared with $35,566 for all Illinois Central College graduates — about 65% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Nursing graduates from Illinois Central College is $16,781.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Nursing graduates at Illinois Central College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Nursing graduates at Illinois Central College are 84% women (63) and 16% men (12).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Illinois Central College

Of the 75 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at Illinois Central College, 84% were women (63) and 16% were men (12).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	51
Hispanic / Latino	7
Black / African American	10
Asian	2
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	2
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 29% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Illinois Central College, lower than 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 Illinois Central College

The Nursing program at Illinois Central College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	75

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Illinois Central College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Nursing majors, 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.