BSN Programs in Illinois

The BSN has become the most popular degree sought by those seeking to become a registered nurse in Illinois, which is in line with National trends. The AACN released a statement regarding what they feel should be the minimum education required for professional nursing, that being the BSN degree. Most magnet hospitals and home health agencies are have moved toward hiring or preferring to hire the baccalaureate educated nurse.

The BSN educated nurse is prepared for leadership positions as well as entry to master's level nursing education programs, which prepare nurses for careers as nursing faculty, advanced practice nursing, nurse midwifery, nurse anesthetists, consultants, researchers and more.

Successful graduates of the BSN programs offered in Illinois and listed below are eligible for the NCLEX-RN exam and licensure in the state of Illinois. Graduates gain the clinical competency and theoretical knowledge to function in health care systems throughout the state.

BSN educated nurses in Illinois also earn more than associate's educated nurses. According to the Advance for Nurses 2007 Annual Salary Survey, the average annual salary for a BSN educated nurse in Illinois was $58,250 and the average annual salary for an associate's educated nurse was $51,725.

BSN Programs in Illinois - Illinois Approved Nursing Education Programs

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Chamberlain College offer as BSN program in Addison (1221 North Swift Rd Addison, IL) as well as Chicago (3300 North Campbell Ave Chicago, IL). These are Illinois Approved Nursing Education BSN Programs.

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Lakeview College of Nursing

This is an Illinois Board of Nursing Approved Nursing BSN Education Program. Lakeview College of Nursing is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and the American Association Colleges of Nursing Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (AACN-CCNE).

Programs Offered: BSN, Accelerated BSN, BSN Completion for RNs

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Lakeview College of Nursing, 903 North Logan Avenue, Danville, IL 61832

Aurora University 347 South Gladstone Avenue Aurora, Illinois 60506-4892 PH: 630-892-6431	Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing PO Box 7005, 11th & Oak Quincy, Illinois 62305-7005 PH: 800-877-9140	Bradley University 1501 W. Bradley Avenue Peoria, Illinois 61625 PH: 309-676-7611	Chicago State University 9501 South King Drive Chicago, IL 60628-1598 PH: 773-995-2000
Elmhurst College 190 Prospect Avenue Elmhurst, Illinois 60126-3296 PH: 630-617-3500	Illinois Wesleyan University 1312 Park Street Bloomington, IL 61701 PH: 309-556-1000	Lakeview College of Nursing 903 N. Logan Ave. Danville, IL 61832	LCN @ Eastern Illinois University 1443 Buzzard Hall Charleston, IL 61920 Phone: 217-581-3500
Lewis University One University Parkway Romeoville, IL 60446-2200 PH: 815-836-5250	LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO Loyola University Chicago Niehoff School of Nursing Lake Shore Campus 6525 North Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60626 · PH: 773-508-3249	MacMurray College 447 East College Avenue Jacksonville, IL 62650 PH: 800-252-7485	Mennonite College of Nursing Campus Box 5810 Normal, Il 61790-58100 PH: 309-438-7400
Methodist College of Nursing 415 St. Mark Court Peoria, IL 61603 PH: 309-671-5133	School of Nursing - Millikin University 1184 West Main Street Decatur, Illinois 62522 PH: 217-424-6348	North Park University 3225 West Foster Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625-4895 PH: 773-244-6200	Northern Illinois University School of Nursing 1240 Normal Road DeKalb, IL 60115 PH: 815-753-1231
Olivet Nazarene University Department of Nursing One University Avenue Bourbonnais, IL • 60914-2345 PH: 815- 939-5340	Rockford College Nursing Program Starr Science 5050 E. State St. Rockford, IL 61108 PH: 815-226-4196	Rush University Armour Academic Center 600 S. Paulina Street, Suite 1080 Chicago, IL 60612 PH: 312- 942-7117	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing Alumni Hall, Room 2117 Campus Box 1066 Edwardsville, IL 62026 PH: 618-650-3956
Saint Anthony College of Nursing 5658 E. State Street Rockford, IL 61108 PH: 815-395-5091	Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing 511 NE Greenleaf Street Peoria, IL - 61603 PH: 309-655-2201	St. John's College of Nursing and Health Sciences of Southwest Baptist University 4431 S. Fremont Springfield, MO 65804 PH: 417-820-2069	Saint Xavier University 700 West 103rd Street, Chicago, IL 60655 PH: 773-298-3050
Trinity Christian College 6601 W. College Drive Palos Heights, Illinois 60463 PH: 866-TRIN4ME	Trinity College 2122 25th Avenue Rock Island, Illinois 61201 PH: 309-779-7700	University of Illinois at Chicago PH: 312-996-7881	University of St. Francis 500 Wilcox Street Joliet, Illinois 60435 PH: 815-740-3463
West Suburban College of Nursing 3 Erie Court Oak Park, IL 60302 PH: 708-763-6530

(Source: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - Division of Professional Regulation website)