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Nursing at Prairie State College

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Prairie State College stacks up to those at other schools.

Prairie State College is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,716.

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

Prairie State College Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Prairie State College Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at Prairie State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Prairie State College.

Prairie State College Nursing Associate’s Program

81% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Prairie State College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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Prairie State College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Prairie State College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Prairie State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 43

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 Prairie State College.

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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