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Nursing at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. Of the 98 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in 2021, 40 of them were nursing majors.

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

WIU Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

WIU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at WIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at WIU 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
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 169
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 572
724
Best Value Nursing Schools 754
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 758
Best Nursing Schools 826
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 942
1,460
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,472
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,883

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from WIU Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $60,966. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nursing Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

93% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at WIU awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at WIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 27
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

WIU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 40

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 Western Illinois 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.

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