by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Illinois” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 36 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teacher education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Forest College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Illinois list. Located in Lake Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Park University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Illinois. North Park is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #2 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Xavier University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Illinois list. SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Teacher Education Major in Illinois. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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