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Nursing Science at University of Illinois at Chicago

If you plan to study nursing science, take a look at what University of Illinois at Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year.

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

UIC Nursing Science Degrees Available

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

UIC Nursing Science Rankings

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There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing science, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Science Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Nursing Science Master’s Program

85% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students earned a master's degree in nursing science from UIC. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men.

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In the nursing science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 science.

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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

Careers That Nursing Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing science 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,810 $69,310

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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