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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Administration in Illinois

9 Ranked Colleges
182 Degrees Awarded
$14,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master's in Illinois

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Nursing Administration is the 87th most popular major in the country with 8,073 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 189 nursing administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 182 nursing administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing administration programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Administration in Illinois

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s nursing administration students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUE, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing Administration at SIUE

#2

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the #2 spot on the list. Bradley is a private not-for-profit institution located in Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bradley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Bradley University Nursing Administration Report

#3

University of St Francis

Joliet, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the #3 spot on the list. University of St Francis is a small school located in Joliet, Illinois that handed out 15 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Saint Francis also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Francis are $13,839.

Read full report on Nursing Administration at University of St Francis

#4

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Olivet Nazarene University is a small school located in Bourbonnais, Illinois that handed out 2 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Olivet Nazarene not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Olivet Nazarene University are $13,393.

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#5

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lewis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Romeoville, Illinois. It awarded 102 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis also made our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis are $14,780.

Full Lewis Nursing Administration Report

#6

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree nursing administration students list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154.

Read full report on Nursing Administration at Loyola Chicago

#7

Oak Point University

Chicago, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

Oak Point University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking. Oak Point University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s nursing administration degrees to qualified students.

Oak Point not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oak Point are $14,455.

Read more about Nursing Administration at Oak Point

#8

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

Governors State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking. University Park, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nursing administration degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

GSU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Governors State University are $14,674, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nursing Administration at GSU

#9

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

Saint Xavier University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nursing Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking, coming in at #9. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 31 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2019-2020.

SXU also made our “Best Nursing Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Xavier University are $15,450.

Read more about Nursing Administration at SXU

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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