UIC College of Nursing has approximately 1,200 students enrolled in degree programs, including bachelor of science in nursing (BSN), master of science in nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, health systems leaderships and nurse midwifery. The university also offers doctoral programs, nursing certificates and a graduate entry program for students who have a bachelor's degree in another field who want to enter nursing.
Robert Morris University was founded in 1912 with a campus in Springfield, Illinois, which eventually grew to nine campuses throughout Illinois. Robert Morris University offers nursing students an associate of applied science in nursing degree through 116 credits of nursing, pharmacology and anatomy and physiology courses. Nursing students obtain clinical hours at hospitals, including Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Children's Memorial Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital.
Rush University is a private health sciences university located within Rush University Medical Center. Rush University College of Nursing was ranked in the top five percent of nursing schools in the United States in 2009 by "U.S. News & World Report." The school offers a master of science in nursing, doctor of philosophy in nursing and a doctor of nursing practice, the latter two of which are offered online. Certificate programs for nurses who already have a master's degree are also available in areas such as acute care, mental health and pediatrics.
The City Colleges of Chicago consists of seven main campuses and numerous learning centers and culinary institutes throughout Chicago. Established in 1911, the City Colleges of Chicago was created as a system of two-year junior colleges that were more affordable that four-year universities. Three of the City Colleges of Chicago offer nursing programs. Malcom X College and Truman College offer a two-year associate of applied science in nursing; Richard J. Daley College offers a two-year associate of science in nursing.