Education at Rockford University

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

Rockford is located in Rockford, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,272.

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

Rockford Education Degrees Available

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

Rockford Education Rankings

The education major at Rockford 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.

Education Student Demographics at Rockford

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

Rockford Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Rockford are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Rockford 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. Rockford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

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 Rockford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	39
Other Education	29
Curriculum & Instruction	10
Special Education	6
General Education	2

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 Rockford 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.