by our College Data Analytics TeamEducation is a program of study at Illinois Wesleyan University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in education, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Illinois Wesleyan was ranked #163 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for education majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #11 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Illinois Wesleyan.
Part-time undergraduates at Illinois Wesleyan paid an average of $1,598 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,132 | $51,132 |
| Fees | $204 | $204 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,840 | $11,840 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,700 | $1,700 |
Learn more about Illinois Wesleyan tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Illinois Wesleyan education bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Illinois Wesleyan Online Learning page.
Women made up around 67.9% of the education students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.3% of the education bachelor’s degrees at Illinois Wesleyan in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Education students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Education | 2 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 16 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 10 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
