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2023 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges
$45,451 Avg Salary
$25,401 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular online programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online subject specific ed programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the most popular online school in Illinois for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from SIUC take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the # 2 spot on the list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The excellent online programs at Concordia University, Chicago 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 large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at Concordia University, Chicago accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#4

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Illinois list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Olivet Nazarene carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at WIU take out is $28,070.

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With a ranking of #6, Chicago State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. CSU is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

More Teacher Education Subject Specific Rankings in Illinois

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 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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