Nursing

Program Info: Widely respected as a leader in nursing education throughout the region and beyond, the NIU School of Nursing provides its diverse student body with a solid academic foundation of theory, clinical experience, and attention to personal growth.

NIU’s School of Nursing enrolls more than 600 students in baccalaureate, graduate and RN-BS completion programs and also offers a post-master’s family nurse practitioner certificate of graduate study, an adult nurse practitioner master’s degree and a master's degree in nursing with a specialty in nursing education.

Students practice at more than 50 clinical sites throughout northern Illinois, including NIU’s own Tri-County Community Health Center, which provides affordable health care to low-income residents of DeKalb, Ogle and Lee counties.