Reading Teacher Education at Northeastern Illinois University

Every reading teacher education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the reading teacher education program at Northeastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119.

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

Northeastern Illinois University Reading Teacher Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Reading Teacher Education

Northeastern Illinois University Reading Teacher Education Rankings

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.

Reading Teacher Education Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the reading teacher education majors at Northeastern Illinois University.

Northeastern Illinois University Reading Teacher Education Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a master's degree in Reading Teacher Education from Northeastern Illinois University in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 88% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 5% men graduate in reading teacher education each year. Northeastern Illinois University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a reading teacher education master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the reading teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

Careers That Reading Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in reading 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 Northeastern 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

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 Serhii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.