Teacher Education Grade Specific at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. In 2021, 133 grade specific ed majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

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

NIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

NIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks grade specific ed programs across the country. The following shows how NIU performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The grade specific ed major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. 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
	174
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	208
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	209
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	455
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	535
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	580

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from NIU. This makes it the #456 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NIU Grade Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $38,000. This is 7% higher than $35,527, which is the national average for all grade specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the grade specific ed majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 133 grade specific ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NIU, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at NIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its grade specific ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	88
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in grade specific ed from NIU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from NIU, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NIU also has a doctoral program available in grade specific ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Teacher Education Grade Specific

Teacher Education Grade Specific majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Education	77
Early Childhood Education	47
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	18

Related Majors

• Educational Assessment
• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Instructional Media Design

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed 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 Northern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	12,370	$40,180

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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.