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Macomb, IL · Nursing

Nursing at Western Illinois

Western Illinois graduates about 29 nursing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 223rd of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $87,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

55/100Solid#223 of 388 for nursing →
Graduates a year292% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$87,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school

Around Western Illinois

A Photo of the BEU Health Center on the corner of Murray and University Drive at
BeuHealthPhoto: IlliniGradResearch · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The corner of West University Drive, North University Drive, and Thompson Drive
WIU View 1Photo: Texas Lane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The leaves of a Plumeria Alba
Plumeria Alba leavesPhoto: Texas Lane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A perspective on the North University Drive, Macomb, Illinois during a gloomy da
WIU View 2Photo: Texas Lane · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where nursing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Beu Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 86 · Arts 14 · Dining 2 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Northern Illinois University 55
  2. Bradley University 55
  3. SUNY Plattsburgh 55
  4. St. Francis College 55
  5. University of Central Florida 54
  6. East Carolina University 54
  7. University of West Florida 54
  8. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 54

Other strong majors at Western Illinois

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Illinois with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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