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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges
$19,766 Avg Salary
$9,571 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree 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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College the most popular school in Illinois for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Harold Washington College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#2

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, John A Logan College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Carterville, John A Logan College is a public school with a small student population.

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#2

Parkland College

Champaign, IL

The in-demand associate degree programs at Parkland College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. Parkland College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#4

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Lake County is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the # 4 spot on the list. COD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Highland Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the town of Freeport.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Kankakee Community College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. Kankakee Community College is a small public school located in the city of Kankakee.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwestern Illinois College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their associate degree. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Danville Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. DACC is a small public school located in the small city of Danville.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools 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

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 9 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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