Bachelor's · Jacksonville, Illinois

Is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at Illinois College worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 2.4 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating: $81,120; Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating: Not enough graduates to report; Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation: $27,000; NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families: $80k (likely $80k – $80k); AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4: $45k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in IL; 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback: 2.4 years (likely 1.8–3.4); Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return: $195k (likely $65k – $351k); Today's dollars
20-year net return: $676k (likely $403k – $1.00M); Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide): 61%; Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Change income, residency or loans Compare Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing at other schools

🩺 Getting ready in high school

Students heading toward health & medicine majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.

AP classes

AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Psychology
AP Statistics

IB Higher Level

Biology HL
Chemistry HL

Build my roadmap 🗺️ Middle school to career, plus high schools near you that offer these classes.

Other majors at Illinois College

Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$74,757
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$67,982
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$57,739
Biology, General (Bachelor's)$51,626
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's)$45,716
Psychology, General (Bachelor's)$45,388
Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor's)$44,305
Education, General (Bachelor's)$38,991