Nursing at University of Illinois at Chicago
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 |
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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.
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
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.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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
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.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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 |
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Registered Nursing | 284 |
Nursing Practice | 123 |
Nursing Science | 112 |
Related Majors
- Medical Science
- Other Health Professions
- Health/Medical Prep Programs
- Medical Illustration & Informatics
- Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
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 |
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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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Hied5 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.