Nursing Schools in Illinois

37 schools compared · Average earnings $66,182/yr

37 Illinois schools offer Nursing. Earnings in Illinois are in line with the national average, so compare programs on commute, tuition, and fit rather than on statewide outcomes alone.

Schools in IL
37
Avg Grad Earnings
$66,182/yr
-5% vs. national avg
Avg Score
82/100
Top IL Cities
8
with programs

Nursing Programs in Illinois

All 37 Illinois schools offering Nursing, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click a school to see full earnings projections and program details.

# School Score Earnings ROI
1 Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL
86 $73,137/yr 101.4x
2 College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL
85 $72,472/yr 85.4x
3 Joliet Junior College
Joliet, IL
86 $71,988/yr 96.2x
4 Elgin Community College
Elgin, IL
87 $71,721/yr 110.5x
5 William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
86 $70,929/yr 102.4x
6 City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL
84 $70,086/yr 79.0x
7 Oakton College
Des Plaines, IL
86 $69,434/yr 96.5x
8 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
84 $69,105/yr 79.0x
9 Richland Community College
Decatur, IL
83 $68,635/yr 77.4x
10 Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL
85 $68,277/yr 88.2x
11 Rock Valley College
Rockford, IL
86 $68,229/yr 97.5x
12 John A Logan College
Carterville, IL
83 $67,691/yr 73.1x
13 John Wood Community College
Quincy, IL
80 $67,467/yr 57.9x
14 Danville Area Community College
Danville, IL
81 $67,152/yr 65.7x
15 Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL
81 $66,508/yr 58.3x
16 Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, IL
86 $66,440/yr 103.9x
17 Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL
85 $66,279/yr 97.6x
18 Kankakee Community College
Kankakee, IL
82 $66,261/yr 74.7x
19 Heartland Community College
Normal, IL
80 $66,171/yr 58.9x
20 Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL
83 $65,741/yr 76.4x
21 Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
84 $65,290/yr 89.6x
22 Morton College
Cicero, IL
84 $65,090/yr 84.3x
23 Rend Lake College
Ina, IL
83 $63,852/yr 82.9x
24 Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL
82 $63,651/yr 71.9x
25 Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL
81 $63,081/yr 66.0x
26 Triton College
River Grove, IL
82 $63,003/yr 74.5x
27 Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, IL
84 $62,734/yr 87.5x
28 Highland Community College
Freeport, IL
81 $62,499/yr 72.0x
29 Sauk Valley Community College
Dixon, IL
79 $62,129/yr 61.2x
30 Black Hawk College
Moline, IL
80 $61,000/yr 59.9x
31 Graham Hospital School of Nursing
Canton, IL
81 $60,300/yr 73.9x
32 Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL
84 $60,115/yr 93.6x
33 Olney Central College
Olney, IL
82 $59,329/yr 82.1x
34 Shawnee Community College
Ullin, IL
79 $56,641/yr 59.9x
35 Ambria College of Nursing
Hoffman Estates, IL
74 $75,461/yr
36 Rasmussen University-Illinois
Rockford, IL
72 $68,119/yr 27.0x
37 Northwestern College
Oak Lawn, IL
70 $62,746/yr 23.5x

Where Nursing Programs Cluster in Illinois

Cities with the most Nursing programs — useful if you want to minimize commute or relocate within state.

City Schools Avg Earnings
Rockford, IL 2 $68,174/yr
Hoffman Estates, IL 1 $75,461/yr
Palos Hills, IL 1 $73,137/yr
Grayslake, IL 1 $72,472/yr
Joliet, IL 1 $71,988/yr
Elgin, IL 1 $71,721/yr
Palatine, IL 1 $70,929/yr
Chicago, IL 1 $70,086/yr

Compare Nursing in Other States

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