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Nursing at Loyola University Chicago

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Loyola University Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,893. Of the 567 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University Chicago in 2021, 496 of them were nursing majors.

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

Loyola Chicago Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Loyola Chicago

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Loyola Chicago does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Loyola Chicago Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing programs across the country. The following shows how Loyola Chicago performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Loyola Chicago is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 11
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 30
Most Popular Nursing Schools 65
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 114
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 136
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 142
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 165
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 226
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools 267
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 287
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Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 382
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 743
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,536

In 2021, 61 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Loyola Chicago. This makes it the #165 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #142 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Loyola Chicago Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Loyola Chicago is $66,111. This is 5% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Loyola University Chicago.

Loyola Chicago Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 496 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Loyola Chicago, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Loyola Chicago 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 Loyola University Chicago with a bachelor's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 62
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 58
White 333
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Loyola Chicago Nursing Master’s Program

89% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 61 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Loyola Chicago, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 69% 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 Loyola University Chicago with a master's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Loyola Chicago also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 22 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Loyola University Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 498
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 25
Nursing Practice 15
Critical Care Nursing 11
Nursing Administration 9
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 7
Nursing Science 7
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 7
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 4
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 1

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 Loyola University Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Registered Nurses 129,400 $73,890
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Nurse Practitioners 5,540 $105,800
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310
Nurse Anesthetists 1,510 $190,500

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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