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.
- Click Here to request free information about the Addison, IL BSN program.
- Click Here to request free information about the Chicago, IL BSN program.

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
- Click Here to request information from Lakeview College of Nursing.
Lakeview College of Nursing, 903 North Logan Avenue, Danville, IL 61832
Aurora University |
Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing |
Bradley University |
Chicago State University |
Elmhurst College |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
Lakeview College of Nursing |
LCN @ Eastern Illinois University |
Lewis University |
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO |
MacMurray College |
Mennonite College of Nursing |
Methodist College of Nursing |
School of Nursing -
Millikin University |
North Park University |
Northern Illinois University |
Olivet Nazarene University |
Rockford College |
Rush University |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
Saint Anthony College of Nursing |
Saint Francis Medical Center |
St. John's College of Nursing and Health Sciences of Southwest Baptist University |
Saint Xavier University |
Trinity Christian College |
Trinity College |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
University of St. Francis |
West Suburban College of Nursing |
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(Source: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - Division of Professional Regulation website)

