Nurse Practitioner (NP) Programs in Illinois

According to the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, to become a nurse practitioner in Illinois you first must successfully complete a graduate program in a nurse practitioner practice specialty area appropriate for national certification. Upon graduation from a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, nurse midwife or nurse anesthetist graduate program you will need to take the national certification exam appropriate to your specialty area. You will also need to hold a current registered nursing license in Illinois.

Online MSN programs with specializations in advanced practice nursing are popular options for working nurses and those nurses that do not have a program with their desired specialty in a convenient location. These programs offer the same course content as campus based programs and clinical site options often in the student's local geography. Below you will find nursing program based in Illinois as well as online nursing programs along with contact information. You may also be interested in other MSN programs offered in Illinois.

According to the 2007 Illinois Nursing Workforce Survey Report, the most common annual salary range for advanced practice nurses in Illinois was between $65,000 and $85,000. The Advance for Nurse Practitioners 2007 salary survey found that nurse practitioners in Illinois earned an average annual salary of $81,934. These salaries will vary by specialty, geographic location, facility, experience and other factors.

Online Nurse Practitioner Programs Illinois

University of Phoenix College of Health and Human Services - Online and Campus Programs

University of Phoenix is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Request free information from University of Phoenix below to find out more.

Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing - Distance Education

The Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of College and Schools. They offer online MSN Programs with post masters certificates in the following areas: Certified Nurse Midwifery (accredited by ACME), Family Nurse Practitioner, and/or Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner (both accredited by the NLNAC). FSMFN also offers an online DNP program accredited by the AACN.

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Graceland University

All nursing programs at Graceland University are CCNE accredited. Graceland University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Practicums are completed in the student's community.

Online Programs Offered: MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Nurse Educator, Post-Graduate Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner, Post-Graduate Certificate in Nurse Education

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Liberty University - Department of Nursing

Liberty University's Online MSN - Clinical Nurse Specialist Acute Care Track is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. Graduates are prepared for national certification as a CNS and work as practitioners and/or educators. This program is enrolling now. Request information today!

Program Offered: MSN - Acute Care Track Online

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South University - School of Health Professions

The South University MSN program is CCNE accredited and graduates are prepared for a career in nursing education or as an Adult Health Nurse Practitioner. South University is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Programs Offered: Online MSN - (Tracks: Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator), RN to MSN (Tracks: Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Educator), RN to BSN

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University of Cincinnati - College of Nursing

The University of Cincinnati - College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The MSN - Nurse Midwifery online program is accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM).

Programs Offered Online: MSN - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Adult Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist, MSN - Nurse Midwifery, MSN - Clinical Nurse Specialist (Nurse Educator)

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Saint Xavier University - School of Nursing

The Saint Xavier University MSN - Clinical Nurse Leader program is CCNE accredited. Graduates are eligible to sit for the AACN national CNL certification exam.

Programs Offered: Online MSN - Clinical Nurse Leader

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Schools Based in Illinois Offering Nurse Practitioner Programs

DePaul University - Department of Nursing

The online RN to BSN is accredited by the CCNE.

Program Offered: RN to BSN, MSN (Tracks in: Adult Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthetist, Nursing Education, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Health Systems Leadership, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner)

DePaul University, 1 E. Jackson, Chicago, IL 60604, PH: 312-362-8000

Governors State University

The online RN to BSN is accredited by the NLNAC. The MSN programs are also NLNAC accredited.

Programs Offered: Online RN to BSN, MSN - (Clinical Specialist in Adult Health or Nurse Administrator Tracks), DNP

Governors State University, 1 University Parkway, University Park, Illinois 60466-0975, PH: 708-534-5000

Millikin University - Division of Nursing

The RN to BSN and MSN programs are NLNAC accredited.

Program Offered: RN to BSN, MSN (Clinical Nurse Leader and Nurse Educator tracks)

School of Nursing - Millikin University, 1184 West Main Street, Decatur, Illinois 62522, PH: 217-424-6348

Northern Illinois University - School of Nursing & Health Sciences

Program Offered: RN to BSN, MSN (Adult Clinical nurse specialists, Adult nurse practitioners, Family nurse practitioners, Nurse educators tracks)

School of Nursing, 1240 Normal Road, DeKalb, IL 60115, PH: 815-753-1231

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - School of Nursing

Program Offered: RN to BSN, MSN (Tracks in: Health Care and Nursing Administration, Nurse Anesthesia, Nurse Educator, and Family Nurse Practitioner)

SIUE School of Nursing, Alumni Hall, Room 2117 Campus Box 1066, Edwardsville, IL 62026, PH: 618-650-3956

Loyola University Chicago Niehoff - School of Nursing

Programs Offered: RN to MSN, MS in Nursing (Graduate Majors: Acute Care, Adult Health, Cardiac Health and Disease Management, Family Health, Health Systems Management, Oncology, Population-Based Infection Control and Environmental Safety (PICES)Women's Health)

Loyola University Chicago Niehoff - School of Nursing, Lake Shore Campus, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626, PH: 773-508-3249

University of Illinois at Chicago - College of Nursing

Programs Offered: MS in Nursing (Concentrations in: Acute Care CNS, Acute Care NP, Adult NP, Adult/Geriatric NP, Geriatric CNS, Geriatric NP, Family NP, Mental Health CNS, Mental Health NP, Occupational Health/Advanced Community Health Nurse Specialist, Occupational Health/Family NP, School/Advanced Community Health Nurse Specialist, School/Family NP, Pediatric NP, Pediatric CNS, Perinatal CNS, Nurse Midwifery, Women's Health NP, Administrative Studies in Nursing, Advanced Community Health Nurse Specialist

UIC College of Nursing, 845 South Damen Avenue MC 802, Chicago, IL 60612, PH: 312-996-7800