2023 Best Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Teaching 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. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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Top Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
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Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Northwestern. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 2% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at North Central College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in Illinois.
North Central does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 70% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Saint Francis does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 89% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UIUC, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Bradley. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lewis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lewis. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, Dominican University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Dominican U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UIC. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Olivet Nazarene University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that Olivet Nazarene does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Aurora does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.
Loyola University Chicago came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Loyola Chicago. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Elmhurst University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Elmhurst. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Roosevelt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Roosevelt, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 44% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
Illinois State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 81% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Concordia University, Chicago ranked #15 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Concordia University, Chicago. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Eastern Illinois University landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at EIU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Northern Illinois University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NIU. In fact, around 43% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #18, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Northeastern Illinois University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
DePaul University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at DePaul. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 96% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
National Louis University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.
NLU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
WIU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Saint Xavier University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
One thing to take note of is that SXU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 63% took at least some of their classes online.
North Park University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
North Park does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 92% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #24, McKendree University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at McKendree. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Rockford University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching programs.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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