Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing

Loyola University Chicago is a private university in Chicago, Illinois that was founded in 1870 by the Jesuits. It is one of the biggest Catholic universities in the nation. The university currently has over 80 undergraduate programs and over 140 graduate programs that are offered across six campuses in the Chicago metro area. Loyola University Chicago has also received recognition for the quality of their programs, ranking as one of the top 103 universities in the country. The main campus is in the Edgewater and Rogers Park neighborhoods on the north side of Chicago and on the shores of Lake Michigan.

The nursing programs are taught at the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. Students may choose from a variety of nursing programs, depending on their education. For those who are just getting into nursing, the university offers an accelerated BSN program and a traditional BSN program. Other accredited programs include MSN, RN to MSN, DNP, PhD, and BSN to PhD programs. The school also offers many certificate programs for graduates, including Oncology Nursing, Infection Prevention, and Health Care Informatics. The Master’s programs also offer many tracks for earning a post-graduate APRN certificate with seven different programs for Nurse Practitioners or Clinical Nurse Specialists.