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Nursing at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 284 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UIC.

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

UIC Nursing Degrees Available

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

UIC Nursing Rankings

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

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 UIC 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
543
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 825

In 2021, 101 students received their master’s degree in nursing from UIC. This makes it the #99 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 134 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from UIC Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $65,021. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Nursing Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 284 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from UIC. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 54
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 68
White 113
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

UIC Nursing Master’s Program

85% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 43
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UIC also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 134 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 284
Nursing Practice 123
Nursing Science 112

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 University of Illinois at 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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