Online RN to BSN

Stay Competitive in a Changing Healthcare Landscape

As healthcare systems raise educational standards and leadership expectations, a BSN has become the benchmark for advancement in nursing. Your BSN can lead to greater responsibility, expanded opportunities, long-term career growth, and graduate education.

If you’re a registered nurse ready for the next step, Aurora University’s CCNE-accredited online RN to BSN program offers the flexibility you need to achieve your goals. With online labs and indirect care clinical requirements, you can study on your schedule while gaining the knowledge and skills to move into a wider variety of nursing careers.

This program is available for students who hold a valid RN license in Illinois.

Online

3-4 Semesters

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Explore the Nursing Field Beyond Bedside Skills

Make a bigger impact in your career by adding new skills to your nursing resume, such as policy, advocacy, and population health. You’ll complete 32 major credits through eight classes plus labs and clinicals. Learn more about AU’s RN to BSN courses below.

Advanced Nursing Skills

Hone advanced skills in advocacy, informatics, quality, and safety, helping you stand out in the field.

Evidence-Based Approach

Enhance your expertise with the latest nursing research and developments through the RN to BSN program’s evidence-based approach.

Broad Leadership Training

Strengthen your leadership skills by preparing to guide teams, influence policy, improve care, and make strategic decisions.

Unlock Leadership Roles and Higher-Paying Opportunities

With Aurora University’s RN-BSN program, you can advance in your current role or move into another position, such as a critical care nurse, nurse manager, labor and delivery nurse, informatics nurse, public health nurse, and more. In any job, you’ll be able to deliver quality, efficient healthcare that optimizes patient outcomes.

Top Careers for Online RN to BSN Graduates in Illinois

Informatics Nurse $113,000 per year1

Critical Care RN $107,000 per year2

Nursing Manager $85,458 per year3

Occupational Health Unit Nurse $67,500 per year4

Aurora University has a strong tradition of serving students with a quality education rooted in the foundational principles of academic excellence. AU strives to make college affordable for students while designing degree programs around quality curricula to foster career success.

Your Education is More Flexible and Affordable

Higher education is now more accessible with Aurora University. As a student, you will utilize a convenient learning platform that puts the path to a degree at your fingertips. Because AU uses OER in some programs, you can benefit from significant savings on textbook costs. There is no application fee and GMAT/GRE scores are not required.

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Sources

  1. Glassdoor. “How Much Does an Informatics Nurse make in Chicago, IL?” April 10, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2026, from https://www.glassdoor.com.
  2. Glassdoor. “How Much Does an RN Critical Care make in Illinois?” April 10, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2026, from https://www.glassdoor.com.
  3. Payscale. “Average Nursing Manager Salary in Naperville, Illinois.” February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2026, from https://www.payscale.com/.
  4. Salary.com. “Occupational Health Unit Nurse Salary in the United States.” March 1, 2026. Retrieved March 24, 2026, from https://www.salary.com/.