If you plan on majoring in science education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #370 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for science education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29 degrees in science education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The physical science education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Science Education rankings. For our Best Overall Science Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The physical science education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Science Education Schools in Illinois.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the physical science education degree levels they offer.
Top Illinois Schools in Physical Science Education
It is hard to beat Augustana College if you wish to pursue a degree in science education. Located in the small city of Rock Island, Augustana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #471 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Augustana is a great college overall.
There were roughly 3 science education students who graduated with this degree at Augustana in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in science education. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 science education students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in science education has to check out Olivet Nazarene University. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais. This university ranks 33rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.More information about a degree in science education from Olivet Nazarene University
Eastern Illinois University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in science education. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 51st out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 2 science education students who graduated with this degree at EIU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The physical science education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Science Education rankings. For our Best Overall Science Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
