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Illinois DNP Schools
Featured schools...
Western Governors University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
BS in Nursing
MSN in Leadership & Management (RN to MSN)
MSN in Leadership & Management
MSN in Education (RN to MSN)
MSN in Education
Georgetown University
Accreditation: CCNE accredited.
Featured Programs:
MS Nursing - Midwifery/Women's Health
MSN - Nursing Education
MS Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
School Listings...
Governors State University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Programs: Doctorof Nursing Practice
Accreditation: NLNAC Baccalaureate, NLNAC Master's
Loyola University Chicago
Maywood, IL
Programs: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Rush University
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: DNP
Programs: DNP Advanced Public Health Nursing, DNP Clinical Nurse Specialist, DNP Nurse Practitioner, DNP Systems Leadership
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Peoria, IL
Programs: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Accreditation: NLNAC Baccalaureate, NLNAC Master's
NCLEX-RN Pass Rate: 85.00% (2010)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: DNP
Programs: DNP Advanced Nursing Practice, DNP Health Care Administration
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's
University of Illinois at Chicago
(This school offers distance learning options for some courses)
Degree Types: DNP
Programs: DNP Acute Care Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, DNP Advanced Community Health Nurse, DNP Executive Nursing Leadership, DNP Family Nurse Practitioner, DNP Nurse Midwifery, DNP Nurse Midwifery Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, DNP Occupational Health Advanced Community Health Nurse, DNP Occupational Health Family Nurse Practitioner, DNP Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, DNP Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, DNP Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist, DNP Primary Care Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, DNP School Family Nurse Practitioner, DNP Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice
University of St. Francis
Joliet, IL
Programs: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Accreditation: CCNE Baccalaureate, CCNE Master's, CCNE Doctor of Nursing Practice



