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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

13 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is the #23 most popular major in Illinois with 1,676 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 13 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 Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

Check out the subject specific ed 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 school in Illinois for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

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

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#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 63% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

Of the 7 students majoring in subject specific ed at RFUMS, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Western Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Governors State University

University Park, IL

With a ranking of #7, Governors State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

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With a ranking of #9, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Trinity International University - Illinois came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Deerfield.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,338
Ohio 1,661
Indiana 1,703
Wisconsin 913

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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