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Registered Nursing at Illinois State University

If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what Illinois State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 217 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Illinois State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Illinois State Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Illinois State Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at Illinois State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at Illinois State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 22
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 58
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 111
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 171
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 207
Best Registered Nursing Schools 293
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 336
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Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,432

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from Illinois State. This makes it the #111 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Illinois State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at Illinois State University.

Illinois State Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at Illinois State awarded 217 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing at Illinois State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 184
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Illinois State Registered Nursing Master’s Program

80% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 30 registered nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Illinois State, about 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. Illinois State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from Illinois State, 87% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Illinois State also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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