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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

43 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary
$15,480 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 43 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

Our 2023 rankings named College of DuPage the most popular school in Illinois for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. COD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn.

Of the 107 students majoring in practical nursing at COD, 20% are male and 80% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at COD accumulate an average of around $14,606 in student debt.

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#2

MDT College of Health Sciences

Highland Heights, OH

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at MDT College of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in Illinois. ATS Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Highland Heights.

Of the 106 students majoring in practical nursing at ATS Institute of Technology, 3% are male and 97% are female.

Practical Nursing majors at ATS Institute of Technology take out an average of $29,222 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 43 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital Area School of Practical Nursing landed the # 3 spot on the list. CASPN is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

On average, practical nursing graduates from CASPN take out $15,635 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Joliet Junior College is a great place for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.

Of the 99 students majoring in practical nursing at Joliet Junior College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Joliet Junior College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $16,047.

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#5

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John A Logan College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Carterville, John A Logan College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in practical nursing at John A Logan College, 20% are male and 80% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at John A Logan College accumulate an average of around $15,389 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #6, Olney Central College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Olney Central College is a small public school located in the remote town of Olney.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Olney Central College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,809.

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William Rainey Harper College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Harper College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.

Of the 53 students majoring in practical nursing at Harper College, 21% are male and 79% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Harper College carry an average student debt load of $14,119.

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#8

Verve College

Oak Brook, IL

Verve College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Verve College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Oak Brook.

About 92% of the students majoring in practical nursing at the school are women while 8% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from Verve College carry an average student debt load of $20,569.

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#9

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the distant town of Mattoon.

Women make up 94% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing majors at Lake Land College accumulate an average of around $9,894 in student debt.

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#10

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

Illinois Central College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. ICC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of East Peoria.

Women make up 95% of the practical nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, practical nursing graduates from ICC carry an average student debt load of $15,377.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at Illinois Central College Report

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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.

  • 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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