Nursing Schools In Illinois

Illinois has 89 accredited nursing schools where nursing faculty who teach nursing classes can find employment. The trends in Illinois' nursing academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in nursing includes nursing training at the following levels:

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Illinois Vs. National Nursing Employment

Illinois	211,951
National	5,150,780

Approximately 4% of the country's nursing professionals work in Illinois state.

Employment Growth for Nursing professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
199,220	200,630	199,900	198,050	202,100

Yellow: Actual Values

In Illinois, nursing is a growing field. In 2010 there were 2,880 more nursing professionals working in Illinois than there were in 2006. This represents a 1% growth in the field. This is slower than the trend for nursing professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of nursing professionals has grown by 7% between 2006 and 2010.

Nursing VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$49,656	$55,706	$59,996	$57,548	$58,662
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: Nursing
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The amount earned by nursing professionals is increasing in Illinois. Nursing professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $49,656 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $58,662 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$33,364
25th percentile	$43,988
50th percentile	$54,966
75th percentile	$68,262
90th percentile	$86,204

This represents a growth in salaries of 15%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. There is a 158% pay differential between the highest paid nursing professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of nursing in Illinois.

Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in Illinois

BSN	$66,660
Forensic Nursing	$80,660
Gerontology	$73,786
Nursing	$58,662
RN to BSN	$66,660

Nursing professionals in Illinois earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Nursing programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois

associate	47
bachelor	40
master	53
doctor	6
Certificate	110
Total	256

The number of students graduating from the 89 accredited nursing schools in Illinois is increasing. In 2006 there were 5,261 nursing graduates from nursing courses in Illinois and in 2010 there were 15,625 graduates.

Thus there was a 197% percent increase in the number of nursing school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois. Most of these graduates, or 43%, earned a undergraduate certificate in nursing.

Nursing Faculty Salaries in Illinois

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