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2021 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

14 Colleges
857 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,067 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IllinoisIn <nil>, 857 bachelor's degrees were awarded to teacher education subject specific students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 20,044 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 4.3% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in subject specific ed. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education subject specific programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education subject specific program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying subject specific ed.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Illinois State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional teacher education subject specific students. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal. Illinois State also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in Illinois list, coming in at #1.

About 1.7% of Illinois State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. 2,500 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize Olivet Nazarene University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Olivet Nazarene also made our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in Illinois list, coming in at #6.

About 0.8% of Olivet Nazarene students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 949 students at Olivet Nazarene are exclusively online. About 900 of the students at Olivet Nazarene are attending part time.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SIUC has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in Illinois ranking.

The student loan default rate at SIUC is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. 2,629 students are part time.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Our rankings recognize DePaul University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. DePaul not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in Illinois list.

The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. About 3,547 of the students at DePaul are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Illinois University. Located in the remote town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at WIU is lower than is typical, just 3.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,203 students at WIU that take at least one class online. 1,874 of WIU students are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Concordia University, Chicago. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

About 0.9% of Concordia University, Chicago students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,234 students at Concordia University, Chicago are exclusively online. There are roughly 4,622 part time students in attendance at Concordia University, Chicago.

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Eastern Illinois University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at EIU is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,449 students take at least one class online at EIU. 3,894 of EIU students are attending part time.

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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL

The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Elmhurst University. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Elmhurst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in Illinois list.

The student loan default rate at Elmhurst is lower than is typical, just 0.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,642 students at Elmhurst that take at least one class online. There are roughly 653 part time students in attendance at Elmhurst.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Illinois University. NIU is a large public school located in the suburb of Dekalb. NIU also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Teacher Education Subject Specific in Illinois rankings.

About 2.1% of NIU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. There are roughly 4,345 part time students in attendance at NIU.

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Saint Xavier University landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best teacher education subject specific schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The student loan default rate at SXU is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,776 students take at least one class online at SXU. 739 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,033
Ohio 912
Indiana 689
Wisconsin 643

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*Avg Cost is for the top 14 schools only.

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