Education at Northeastern Illinois University

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at Northeastern Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 148 students received a bachelor's degree in education from Northeastern Illinois University.

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

Northeastern Illinois University Education Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Illinois University Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Northeastern Illinois University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Northeastern Illinois University 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
	56
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	203
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	248
Best Value Education Schools	380

In 2021, 208 students received their master’s degree in education from Northeastern Illinois University. This makes it the #189 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Education Bachelor’s Program

The education program at Northeastern Illinois University awarded 148 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Northeastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Northeastern Illinois University Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 208 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Northeastern Illinois University. About 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Northeastern Illinois University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	124
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Northeastern Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	134
Educational Administration	93
Teacher Education Subject Specific	62
Special Education	35
Student Counseling	16
Teaching English or French	8
Curriculum & Instruction	5
Multilingual Education	3

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 Northeastern Illinois 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Serhii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.