Nursing schools in Illinois

Browse 163 current public campus profiles representing 316 nursing programs in Illinois. These are the programs currently listed in the directory, not a claim of complete statewide coverage.

Associate Degree Nursing (ADN/ASN) is the largest current pathway grouping at 43 programs; On campus appears on 159 programs.

Reviewed September 2026

Campus profiles
163
Programs
316

Current program evidence

Counts describe the programs below and retain each program's current status; they do not imply approval, accreditation, admissions availability, or resident eligibility.

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Delivery formats

  • On campus 159 programs
  • Hybrid 122 programs
  • Online 35 programs

Approval and accreditation context

State approval, institutional accreditation, and programmatic accreditation are separate facts. An authority listed here is current state-level context from published program evidence; it does not mean every program on this page has the same approval or accreditation status.

  • Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Reviewed August 16, 2026

Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's programs in Illinois

Showing all 11 current public programs across Campus, Hybrid, and strict Fully Online results.

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  • Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's

    Master's Entry Nursing Program

    School
    Aurora University: Aurora nursing site
    Location
    Aurora, IL
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Entry-level master's nursing degree

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  • Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's

    Master's Entry Nursing Program

    School
    DePaul University: Lincoln Park nursing site
    Location
    Chicago, IL
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Entry-level master's nursing degree

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  • Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's

    Master's Entry Nursing Program

    School
    Elmhurst University: Elmhurst nursing site
    Location
    Elmhurst, IL
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Entry-level master's nursing degree

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  • Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's

    Master's Entry Nursing Program

    School
    Loyola University Chicago: Health Sciences Campus nursing site
    Location
    Maywood, IL
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Entry-level master's nursing degree

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  • Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's

    Master's Entry Nursing Program

    School
    Methodist College: Peoria nursing site
    Location
    Peoria, IL
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Entry-level master's nursing degree

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  • Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's

    Master's Entry Nursing Program

    School
    Millikin University: Decatur nursing site
    Location
    Decatur, IL
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Entry-level master's nursing degree

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  • Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's

    Master's Entry Nursing Program

    School
    North Central College: Naperville nursing site
    Location
    Naperville, IL
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Entry-level master's nursing degree

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  • Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's

    Master's Entry Nursing Program

    School
    North Park University: Chicago nursing site
    Location
    Chicago, IL
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Entry-level master's nursing degree

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  • Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's

    Master's Entry Nursing Program

    School
    Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science: North Chicago College of Nursing site
    Location
    North Chicago, IL
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Entry-level master's nursing degree

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  • Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's

    Master's Entry Nursing Program

    School
    Rush University: Chicago College of Nursing site
    Location
    Chicago, IL
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Entry-level master's nursing degree

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  • Direct-Entry Prelicensure Master's

    Master of Science in Nursing for Non-RNs (Graduate Entry)

    School
    University of Illinois Chicago: Chicago College of Nursing site
    Location
    Chicago, IL
    Delivery
    On Campus
    Program status
    Active

    Credential: Entry-level master's nursing degree

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