by our College Data Analytics TeamThere was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2025 Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in Illinois ranking.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
The critical care nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Critical Care Nursing Schools in Illinois. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
The schools below may not offer all types of critical care nursing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat Loyola University Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in critical care nursing. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a degree in critical care nursing from Loyola University Chicago
Explore all the Best Critical Care Nursing Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
Critical Care Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 15,995 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 2,683 |
| Nursing Practice | 1,104 |
| Nursing Science | 462 |
| Nursing Administration | 190 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 83 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 49 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 33 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 31 |
| Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing | 11 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
