Teacher Education Grade Specific at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed from WIU.

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.

WIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WIU offers distance education options for grade specific ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The grade specific ed major at WIU 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
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	184
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	232
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	255
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	263
	303
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	394
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	570

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from WIU. This makes it the #184 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Grade Specific Ed Graduates from WIU Make?

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $34,318. This is less than $35,527, which is the national average of all grade specific ed majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 59 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Teacher Education Grade Specific from WIU in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women. The typical grade specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

The grade specific ed program at WIU awarded 41 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from WIU, 90% 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WIU 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

The following grade specific ed concentations are available at Western Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary Education	94
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	6

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Special Education
• Student Counseling

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 Western 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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.