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Education at Illinois Wesleyan University

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

Illinois Wesleyan is located in Bloomington, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,636. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Illinois Wesleyan.

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

Illinois Wesleyan Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Education

Illinois Wesleyan Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks education programs across the country. The following shows how Illinois Wesleyan performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Illinois Wesleyan 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 68
301
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 325
Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 608
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 699
Most Focused Education Schools 979

Education Student Demographics at Illinois Wesleyan

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

Illinois Wesleyan Education Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 27 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Illinois Wesleyan, about 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois Wesleyan since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Illinois Wesleyan are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Illinois Wesleyan also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Illinois Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 18
Teacher Education Subject Specific 6
General Education 3

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 Illinois Wesleyan 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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