We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how Illinois State ranks in comparison to other schools with nursing programs.
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Illinois State was ranked #236 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for nursing majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #10 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Illinois State University handed out 217 bachelor's degrees in nursing. This is an increase of 19% over the previous year when 183 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Illinois State. This makes it the #291 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 5 students received their doctoral degrees in nursing in 2021, making the school the #289 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Illinois State go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $63,829 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.
Graduates of the master's nursing program at Illinois State make a median salary of $97,556. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all nursing graduates with a master's is $94,353.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Illinois State, nursing students borrow a median amount of $23,075 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all nursing bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the nursing program at Illinois State is $355 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Illinois State University.
Of the 217 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Illinois State in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 85% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a bachelor's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
White | 184 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 6 |
Of the 30 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Illinois State, about 20% were men and 80% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Illinois State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 87% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Illinois State University with a master's in nursing.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 26 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Communication Sciences | 107 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 61 |
Public Health | 28 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 27 |
Allied Health Professions | 17 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.