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

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Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 32 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

#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 master’s degree. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 94 students majoring in subject specific ed at NIU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 32 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 72 students majoring in subject specific ed at DePaul, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 57% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 72% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 28% are male.

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VanderCook College of Music did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, VanderCook College of Music is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in subject specific ed at VanderCook College of Music, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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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 master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in subject specific ed at Northeastern Illinois University, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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National Louis University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree 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.

Of the 26 students majoring in subject specific ed at NLU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Illinois State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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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 32 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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