Nursing Schools in Illinois
There are 109 nursing schools in Illinois. This year, we evaluated 63 schools NCLEX pass rates and net prices, and our ranking system identified the following schools as the best value schools.
The calculation we used here takes into account a school's NCLEX pass rate and the net price of attendance for a student who received the average amount of financial aid. The higher the NCLEX pass rate of the program, and the lower the cost, the better the return on investment.
Learn more about our nursing schools ranking methodology hereEach school has two separate rankings. One for the RN program and one for the LPN program. Use the Filter By options to see each list. The Sort By button allows you to sort the list by school name, cost, or rank.
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Nursing Schools Best-Value Rankings
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Carl Sandburg College
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Carl Sandburg College (CSC) is a two-year community college that is located in Galesburg, Illinois. CSC is a school that serves well over 2000 students and it offers many associate’s degree programs. Aside from associate’s degree programs, the school also has over 50 different ... Programs offered
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Joliet Junior College
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Joliet Junior College (JJC) is located in Joliet, Illinois. This is a very old school that was founded way back in 1901. It has the distinction of being the first public community college that was founded in the United States. This school is famous as an option for students that are seeking ... Programs offered
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College of Lake County
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The College of Lake County (CLC) is located in Grayslake, Illinois. This community college serves around 15,000 students and is an important part of the community. It has many career programs, non-credit career development programs, and associate’s degree programs for students to choose ... Programs offered
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Morton College
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Morton College is located in Cicero, Illinois. This college was originally established in 1924. Although the current campus was constructed in 1975, the school has the distinction of being the second oldest community college in Illinois. Morton College serves around 5,000 students currently and ... Programs offered
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City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College
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Malcolm X College is one of the City Colleges of Chicago. This college is located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois. It has been around for a very long time and was originally established in 1911. This school has gone through many changes over the years but it has remained a great option ... Programs offered
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Elgin Community College
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Elgin Community College (ECC) is located in Elgin, Illinois. This community college was established back in 1949 and it currently serves over 11,000 students. ECC is a school that prides itself on being able to offer students a high-quality educational experience. They have many technical, ... Programs offered
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Lake Land College
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Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Illinois. Lake Land was established in 1966 and it serves nearly 5,000 students. This community college offers many different associate degree programs, as well as certificates, that will help students to pursue exciting new career paths. Students ... Programs offered
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Moraine Valley Community College
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Moraine Valley Community College is located in Palos Hills, Illinois. MVCC was founded in 1967 and it has become a very crucial part of the community. It has proven to be a very valuable academic institution that is held in high regard. The school even has a history of serving international ... Programs offered
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Waubonsee Community College
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Waubonsee Community College (WCC) is located in Sugar Grove, Illinois. This school was founded back in 1966 and it continues to provide students in the area with a top-notch education. This is a fairly large community college that serves over 30,000 students. As a large school that has become a ... Programs offered
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Danville Area Community College
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Danville Area Community College (DACC) is located in Danville, Illinois. This community college is an independent college that offers courses in more than 70 different areas of study. DACC was originally established in 1946 and it has continued to grow throughout the years. The school offers ... Programs offered
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Kaskaskia College
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Kaskaskia College is located in Centralia, Illinois. The college was originally established in 1940 and it serves over 5,000 students. This school stands out as being a very good public community college in the area. It offers a large variety of different programs that will appeal to ... Programs offered
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Richland Community College
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Richland Community College (RCC) is located in Decatur, Illinois. This school was established in 1971 and is an important part of the Illinois Community College System. RCC serves somewhere around 4,000 students and it offers people in the community an opportunity to further their educations. ... Programs offered
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Highland Community College
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Highland Community College (HCC) is located in Freeport, Illinois. This public community college was originally established in 1962. It is a school that serves over 6,000 students and has everything that students in the area need to get a great education. HCC has a 140-acre campus that has ... Programs offered
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Lewis and Clark Community College
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Lewis and Clark Community College is located in Godfrey, Illinois. This school has a very deep history that actually dates all the way back to 1838. It has many old buildings that are still used as part of the campus to this day. LC has a variety of different courses that students will be able ... Programs offered
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Triton College
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Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois. This public community college was originally established in 1964. It offers students a great educational experience and allows them to pursue many different degrees and certificates. This school serves over 12,000 students and takes pride in ... Programs offered
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Black Hawk College
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Black Hawk College (BHC) is located in Moline, Illinois. This is a community college that was established back in 1946. BHC is capable of awarding associate’s degrees as well as several technical certificates. BHC also offers many options to transfer college credits and also has many ... Programs offered
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Kankakee Community College
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Kankakee Community College (KCC) is located in Kankakee, Illinois. This public community college has a campus that spans 178 acres. It was originally established in 1966 and it offers many great opportunities for students who are looking to further their academic pursuits. This school offers ... Programs offered
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John A Logan College
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John A. Logan College (JALC) is located in Carterville, Illinois. This school is a public community college that is a part of the Illinois Community College System. It was originally established in 1967 and it currently serves over 4,000 students. John A. Logan College is named after a famous ... Programs offered
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Lincoln Land Community College
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Lincoln Land Community College is located in Springfield, Illinois. This school was established back in 1967 and it provides those in the community with excellent academic opportunities. Students will be able to take advantage of a plethora of different course options when attending this ... Programs offered
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McHenry County College
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McHenry County College is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. This public community college was established in 1967. It currently serves over 8,500 students and it offers them many different academic opportunities. This college offers associate degree opportunities for students and it also has ... Programs offered
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Southwestern Illinois College
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Southwestern Illinois College is located in Belleville, Illinois. This is a large community college that currently serves over 16,000 students. It was originally established in 1946 and has been serving the community dutifully ever since. This school offers its students a number of different ... Programs offered
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College of DuPage
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William Rainey Harper College
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Illinois Valley Community College
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Sauk Valley Community College
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Oakton Community College
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Southeastern Illinois College
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Kishwaukee College
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John Wood Community College
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Heartland Community College
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Rend Lake College
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Parkland College
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Rock Valley College
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Prairie State College
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Spoon River College
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Illinois Central College
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Chicago State University
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University of Illinois at Chicago
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Shawnee Community College
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Western Illinois University
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MacMurray College
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Saint Xavier University
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Aurora University
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Illinois State University
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Illinois State University (ISU) was founded in 1857, making it the oldest public university in Illinois. The main campus is in the twin cities of Bloomington and Normal in the middle of the state. The university was founded as a training school for teachers, which is still a major focus of the ... Programs offered
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Dominican University
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
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Lewis University
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Lewis University is a private university in Romeoville, Illinois. The university currently offers over 100 programs, including more than 80 undergraduate programs. Lewis University was founded in 1932 by the Archdiocese of Chicago. In recent years, the university has been recognized as a ... Programs offered
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Northern Illinois University
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Trinity Christian College
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Rasmussen College-Illinois
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North Park University
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Olivet Nazarene University
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Elmhurst College
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Millikin University
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Bradley University
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Bradley University is a private university in Peoria, Illinois, which is about three hours from Chicago or St. Louis. The university was founded in 1897 and they currently offer over 100 undergrad programs and more than 30 graduate-level programs through their five colleges. The campus is ... Programs offered
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Methodist College
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Methodist College is a small, private institution in Peoria, Illinois. Nursing has always been the focus of this college. Methodist College was founded in 1900 as a nurse training institute and is now a four-year college with several different nursing programs. For the fall 2017 school year, ... Programs offered
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Rockford University
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Chamberlain University-Illinois
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Illinois Wesleyan University
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Loyola University Chicago
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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 ... Programs offered
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Northwestern College-Chicago Campus
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Career Center of Southern Illinois
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J Renee College
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Ambria College of Nursing
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Benedictine University
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Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
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The Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences is a small private college in Quincy, Illinois. However, they have a long tradition. The college was founded in 1891 and has always been dedicated to nursing and health sciences. In fact, they became one of the first nursing schools to ... Programs offered
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Capital Area School of Practical Nursing
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City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
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DePaul University
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Eastern Illinois University
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Governors State University
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Graham Hospital School of Nursing
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Frontier Community College
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Lincoln Trail College
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Olney Central College
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Wabash Valley College
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Lakeview College of Nursing
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Lakeview College of Nursing is a private, not-for-profit learning institution with an open admission policy and a small student-to-faculty ratio. The history of the school starts with the founding of the Lakeview Hospital and the Danville Training School for Nurses in 1894. The nursing programs ... Programs offered
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McKendree University
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Northwestern Institute of Health and Technology
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Resurrection University
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Resurrection University is a private university in Chicago, Illinois founded in 1914. Resurrection University started as a school for nurses and has undergone several name changes before it was purchased by Resurrection Health Care. The campus is in the heart of the historic Wicker Park ... Programs offered
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Robert Morris University Illinois
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Rush University
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Saint Anthony College of Nursing
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Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
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South Suburban College
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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE) is a public university with undergrad and graduate degree programs. The university was established in 1957 and many of the original academic buildings remain part of the core campus. However, the campus has expanded to include over 2,660 acres of ... Programs offered
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St. John's College-Department of Nursing
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Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
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Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences is a private institution in Rock Island, Illinois. The history of the college goes back over 100 years when three separate hospitals established their own schools for training nurses. Over the years, the three hospitals and their schools merged, ... Programs offered
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University of St Francis
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Northeastern Illinois University
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Northwestern College-Southwestern Campus
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CALC Institute of Technology
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ATS Institute of Technology - Chicago
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Americare Technical School
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Coalition of African American Nurses, Inc.
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CMK Healthcare
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Great Paragon Healthcare, Inc
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International Career Institute
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John A Logan Community College - Alongi Center
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East St. Louis Community College Center
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Northbrook College of Health Care
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Northwestern Institute of Health and Technology - Skokie Campus
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Omega Healthcare Technical School
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PC Center Training Institute
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William Rainey Harper College
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Closed Nursing Schools/Campuses
The following schools are closed permanently.
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Illinois's NCLEX-RN pass rate Vs. National Average
Illinois's NCLEX-PN pass rate Vs. National Average
Illinois Nursing Salary and Emplyment Statistics
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| Registered Nurses | 123,100 | 20.766 | $34 | $70,190 | |
| Nurse Anesthetists | 1,410 | 0.238 | $84 | $174,930 | |
| Nurse Midwives | 230 | 0.038 | $41 | $85,950 | |
| Nurse Practitioners | 4,610 | 0.778 | $48 | $99,390 | |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 19,790 | 3.338 | $23 | $48,390 | |
| Nursing Assistants | 61,390 | 10.356 | $13 | $26,520 | |
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