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Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found National Louis University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Olivet Nazarene University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Illinois. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

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

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 29 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

About 55% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 21 students majoring in education at Loyola Chicago, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 53% of the education majors at the school.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school 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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#9

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in education at McKendree, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 13% of the education majors at the school.

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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

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 25 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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