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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 788 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education subject specific students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Olivet Nazarene University the most popular school in Illinois for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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Out of the 32 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 76% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 54% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 60 students majoring in subject specific ed at Concordia University, Chicago, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 43 students majoring in subject specific ed at UIUC, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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VanderCook College of Music came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, VanderCook College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Northeastern Illinois University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 92% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Illinois State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 304
Ohio 729
Indiana 1,011
Wisconsin 270

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 32 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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