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2024 Best Reading Teacher Education Schools in Illinois

14 Colleges in Illinois
404 Reading Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Reading Teacher Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #129 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 14 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Reading Teacher Education Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 404 degrees in reading teacher education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Reading Teacher Education School

Best Reading Teacher Education Schools in Illinois The reading teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Reading Teacher Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Reading Teacher Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Reading Teacher Education Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Reading Teacher Education
Doctor's Degrees in Reading Teacher Education

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Reading Teacher Education Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Reading Teacher Education in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the reading teacher education degree levels they offer.

10 Top Illinois Schools in Reading Teacher Education

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In IL

It's difficult to beat DePaul University if you wish to pursue a degree in reading teacher education. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In IL
42.9% Growth in Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in reading teacher education. UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
66 Reading Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Concordia University, Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in reading teacher education. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest. A Best Colleges rank of #170 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Concordia University, Chicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 66 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
134 Reading Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Olivet Nazarene University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in reading teacher education. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 134 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Olivet Nazarene in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In IL
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.

There were about 6 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
48 Reading Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

NIU is a large public university located in the suburb of Dekalb. This university ranks 24th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 48 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IL

Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #432 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Saint Francis is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at University of Saint Francis in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In IL
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 3 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Lewis in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #393 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NLU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 24 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at NLU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in reading teacher education from National Louis University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL
32 Reading Teacher Education Degrees Awarded

Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 50th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 32 reading teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern Illinois University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Reading Teacher Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Reading Teacher Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 240
Michigan 915 116
Indiana 737 279
Wisconsin 672 86

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One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Reading Teacher Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 252
Music Education 239
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 160
English & Language Arts Education 89
Art Education 73
Health Education 72
Mathematics Education 69
History Education 63
Social Science Teacher Education 45
Biology Education 41

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