Social Science Teacher Education at Eastern Illinois University

If you plan to study social science teacher education, take a look at what Eastern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,626. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in social science teacher education from EIU.

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

EIU Social Science Teacher Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science Teacher Education

EIU Social Science Teacher Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social science teacher education progam at EIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social science teacher education major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Science Teacher 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Social Science Education Schools	29
	30
	33
Most Popular Social Science Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Popular Social Science Education Schools	44

Social Science Teacher Education Student Demographics at EIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social science teacher education majors at Eastern Illinois University.

EIU Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 social science teacher education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from EIU, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social science teacher education at EIU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

EIU also has a doctoral program available in social science teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Science Education
• Technical Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Health Education

Careers That Social Science Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in social science teacher 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 Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Education Professors	4,510	$62,280
Psychology Professors	1,510	$87,880
Social Sciences Professors	1,250	$54,050

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
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.