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2023 Most Popular Other Education Schools in Illinois

13 Colleges
$72,457 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Education School for You

Other Education is the #13 most popular major in Illinois with 62 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Other Education Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Other Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Other Education Colleges.

#1

Rockford University

Rockford, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Rockford University the most popular school in Illinois for other education students. Rockford is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

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#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

The excellent programs at Olivet Nazarene University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best other education schools in Illinois. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Other Education Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular other education programs. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Other Education at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#8

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Other Education Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for other education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#9

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

Millikin University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Other Education Schools in Illinois list. Millikin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Decatur.

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Best Other Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 221
Indiana 111
Michigan 49
Wisconsin 31

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, other education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Other Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Other Education 4,858

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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