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2023 Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

13 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 4th in Illinois. In fact, 10,567 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Olivet Nazarene University the most popular online school in Illinois for education students working on their graduate certificate. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

Of the 81 students majoring in education at Olivet Nazarene, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means National Louis University is a great place for education students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 113 students majoring in education at NLU, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 13 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in education at Concordia University, Chicago, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Out of the 13 online programs at schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science landed the # 4 spot on the list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Illinois. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

Of the 7 students majoring in education at WIU, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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University of St Francis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in education at University of Saint Francis, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#8

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate education programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 11,570
Michigan 5,939
Ohio 9,238
Wisconsin 5,792

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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