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Education at Aurora University

Education at Aurora University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Aurora University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,265.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

Aurora Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education
  • Master’s Degree in Education

Aurora Education Rankings

The education major at Aurora is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #132 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Aurora

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Aurora University.

Aurora Education Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Aurora University with a bachelor's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 40
White 55
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Aurora Education Master’s Program

73% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of education master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Aurora does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Aurora, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Aurora University with a master's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 118
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Aurora University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration 104
Teacher Education Grade Specific 103
Special Education 54
Instructional Media Design 29
Curriculum & Instruction 13
Teacher Education Subject Specific 10

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Aurora University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers 65,630 $62,140
Teacher Assistants 60,630 $27,710
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Preschool Teachers 24,120 $31,500
Middle School Teachers 22,320 $63,860

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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