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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

41 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's 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 41 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Carbondale the most popular school in Illinois for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 36% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from SIUC take out $20,343 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 41 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 137 students majoring in subject specific ed at Illinois State, 52% are male and 48% are female.

On average, subject specific ed graduates from Illinois State take out $23,028 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $412.

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Out of the 41 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at UIC accumulate an average of around $17,446 in student debt.

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#4

Augustana College

Rock Island, IL

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Augustana College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Rock Island, Augustana is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in subject specific ed at Augustana, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at UIUC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,212. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $470.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 68% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 51% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 49% are male.

When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $497.

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With a ranking of #8, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in subject specific ed at Northeastern Illinois University, 67% are male and 33% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at Northeastern Illinois University accumulate an average of around $30,739 in student debt.

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#9

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

With a ranking of #9, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

Of the 25 students majoring in subject specific ed at Olivet Nazarene, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#10

North Central College

Naperville, IL

With a ranking of #10, North Central College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 39% are male.

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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 26 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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