Education at Aurora University

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Aurora University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois and approximately 6,265 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Aurora Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Aurora Education Rankings

The education major at Aurora is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #132 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Aurora

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Aurora University.

Aurora Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Aurora University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	55
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Aurora Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of education master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Aurora does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Aurora, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Aurora University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	118
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Aurora University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	104
Teacher Education Grade Specific	103
Special Education	54
Instructional Media Design	29
Curriculum & Instruction	13
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Aurora University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
Teacher Assistants	60,630	$27,710
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.