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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

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

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 1,676 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Check out the subject specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Illinois Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teacher Education Subject Specific

#1

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Olivet Nazarene University the best school in Illinois for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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National Louis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,661
Indiana 1,703
Michigan 1,338
Wisconsin 913

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

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

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