Nursing at Rockford University
Rockford is located in Rockford, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,272. In 2021, 72 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Rockford.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
Rockford Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Rockford Nursing Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Rockford compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The nursing major at Rockford 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 |
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Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 149 |
Most Focused Nursing Schools | 397 |
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 571 |
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 683 |
786 | |
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 865 |
Most Popular Nursing Schools | 1,036 |
Best Nursing Schools | 1,039 |
1,542 | |
Best Value Nursing Schools | 1,710 |
Earnings of Rockford Nursing Graduates
The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rockford is $58,920. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at Rockford
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Rockford University.
Rockford Nursing Bachelor’s Program

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Rockford are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rockford University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
White | 44 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Rockford also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Nursing
The following nursing concentations are available at Rockford University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rockford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Registered Nursing | 72 |
Related Majors
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 Rockford University.
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.