by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
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 “Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in teacher education.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree teacher education students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Teacher Education Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Xavier University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Xavier University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Park University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #2 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Teacher Education at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Forest College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teacher Education Major in Illinois for a Master’s list. Lake Forest is a small school located in Lake Forest, Illinois that handed out 0 masters’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Read full report on Teacher Education at Lake Forest College
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