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

13 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.

The Most Popular Teacher Education Subject 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. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Olivet Nazarene University the most popular 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 suburb of Bourbonnais.

Of the 15 students majoring in subject specific ed at Olivet Nazarene, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 63% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the # 4 spot on the list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

Women make up 86% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in subject specific ed at Illinois State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular 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 college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

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National Louis University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. 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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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

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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

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 13 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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