"With a degree in nursing, Joliet's Jennifer Clements didn't have to look far for a job. After receiving her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of St. Francis College of Nursing and Allied Health in Joliet in 2004, the then 20-year-old Clements applied for positions at eight hospitals -- and received job offers from all eight. By the following year, she was earning an annual income of more than $60,000.
Today, at 23, Clements is a part-time intensive care nurse at Naperville's Edward Hospital, and a full-time master's degree student at St. Francis. Earning a master's degree will enable her to become an advanced practice nurse, a position employers ranging from CVS and Walgreen to physicians' offices and state-funded nurse-managed clinics eagerly seek to fill. "It makes you all the more marketable," she said.
Just how marketable is indicated by the perks some employers offer graduates, including tuition forgiveness and sign-on bonuses of up to $10,000, Clements said."
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