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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Nursing Administration is the 85th most popular major in the country with 9,838 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 185 nursing administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 174 nursing administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in nursing administration. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing administration in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree nursing administration students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Romeoville, Illinois, and it awarded 104 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. John’s College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois list. St. John’s is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s nursing administration degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Joliet, Illinois. It awarded 16 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Xavier University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois. This small school is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, and it awarded 9 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nursing Administration at Olivet Nazarene University
With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois list. SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s nursing administration degrees to qualified students.
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Governors State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s nursing administration degrees to qualified students.
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Loyola University Chicago landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 9 masters’s nursing administration degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Bradley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s nursing administration students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Methodist College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #10. Methodist College is located in Peoria, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s nursing administration degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Oak Point University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nursing Administration Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #10. Oak Point is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s nursing administration degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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