Teacher Education Grade Specific at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed from WIU.

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

WIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed
• Master’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WIU does offer online courses in grade specific ed for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the grade specific ed progam at WIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The grade specific ed major at WIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. 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
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	263
	303

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from WIU. This makes it the #184 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WIU Grade Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $34,318. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $35,527 for all grade specific ed students.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at WIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the grade specific ed majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

The grade specific ed program at WIU awarded 59 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women. The typical grade specific ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at WIU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WIU Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Program

Of the 41 grade specific ed students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WIU, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a grade specific ed master's degree from WIU, 90% 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WIU also has a doctoral program available in grade specific ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• General Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Special Education
• Student Counseling

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed 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 Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary School Teachers	65,630	$62,140
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Preschool Teachers	24,120	$31,500
Middle School Teachers	22,320	$63,860
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	12,370	$40,180

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.