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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois

44 Colleges
$33,292 Avg Salary
$11,259 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for practical nursing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

#1

Verve College

Oak Brook, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Verve College the best school in Illinois for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Verve College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Oak Brook.

Practical Nursing majors at Verve College take out an average of $15,151 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Ambria College of Nursing

Hoffman Estates, IL

The excellent programs at Ambria College of Nursing helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Illinois. Ambria College of Nursing is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Hoffman Estates.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Ambria College of Nursing take out $11,878 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capital Area School of Practical Nursing. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois list. CASPN is a fairly small public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at CASPN take out is $11,898.

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#4

MDT College of Health Sciences

Highland Heights, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MDT College of Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois list. ATS Institute of Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Highland Heights.

After completing their degree, practical nursing graduates from ATS Institute of Technology carry an average student debtload of $26,917.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Career Center of Southern Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois list. Located in the rural area of Red Bud, Beck School of Practical Nursing is a public college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at Beck School of Practical Nursing accumulate an average of around $16,568 in student debt.

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#6

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

With a ranking of #7, College of Lake County did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a large student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from College of Lake County take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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William Rainey Harper College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. Harper College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Palatine.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Harper College take out $9,400 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #9, CALC Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the small suburb of Alton, CALC is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

State Career College

Waukegan, IL

State Career College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Waukegan, SCC is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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