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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges
$47,501 Avg Salary
$19,426 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in Illinois with 3,473 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 13% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

Women make up 67% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Erikson Institute

Chicago, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Erikson Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in Illinois. The Erikson Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Trinity International University - Illinois is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their graduate certificate. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 3,308
Indiana 2,710
Michigan 1,460
Wisconsin 2,197

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Majors Similar to Grade Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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