Illinois Teacher Education Programs

(found programs from 60 schools)

IL Dept of Education:
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/
Teacher Certification in IL:
Illinois Teacher Certification Info

Avg. Elementary Teacher Salary in IL:
$59,0201
Avg. Secondary Teacher Salary in IL:
$69,8301
Avg. Special Ed Teacher Salary in IL (PreK - Elementary):
$54,1102
Avg. Special Ed Teacher Salary in IL (Secondary):
$60,7602

Listed below are all of the schools offering teacher education programs in Illinois. If you are trying to become a teacher, and you plan on working in Illinois, you should definitely take a look at the Department of Education’s website (links at the top of this page).

The Teacher Education market is one where the individual states make a lot of their own decisions about how teachers need to be prepared, which degree programs are "approved", etc.


Accepts Students From Anywhere in the US:


Abilene Christian University

Offers Online Programs
Abilene Christian University

Matching Program(s):

(for current teachers only)


Master of Education in Leadership of Learning (Principalship)Master of Education in Special Education

What Should I Know Before I Look Through These Schools?

There are a couple of terms that are worth defining as you research programs: "in-service" means programs for current teachers (or people who have gone through an undergraduate teacher education program), and "pre-licensure" means programs for people who want to become teachers.

Also, as a rule, you should contact multiple schools if you are seriously considering going back for a degree or certificate in education. There can sometimes be very significant differences in tuition, admissions requirements, and so on, even between schools that you might think are very similar. So, it’s always a good idea to contact a number of schools and do a little comparison shopping.

Illinois Teacher Education Programs


American InterContinental University

Offers Online Programs
American InterContinental University
Campus Location(s):
Hoffman Estates, IL

Matching Program(s):

(for current teachers only)


Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Curriculum and InstructionMaster of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Assessment and EvaluationMaster of Education (M.Ed.) in Instructional TechnologyMaster of Education (M.Ed.) in Leadership of Educational Organizations

Argosy University

Offers Online Programs
Argosy University
Campus Location(s):
Chicago, IL

Matching Program(s):

(for aspiring teachers and current teachers)


Doctor of Education in Community College Executive LeadershipDoctor of Education in Education Leadership - Higher EducationDoctor of Education in Education Leadership - K-12 Education
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Benedictine University

Offers Online Programs
Benedictine University
Campus Location(s):
Naperville, IL

Matching Program(s):

(for aspiring teachers and current teachers)


Doctor of Education in Higher Education and Organizational ChangeMaster of Education - Reading and Literacy

Kaplan University

Offers Online Programs
Kaplan University
Campus Location(s):
Chicago, IL

Matching Program(s):

(for aspiring teachers and current teachers)


A.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies/Early Childhood Development
A.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies/Educational Paraprofessional (teacher's aide)
M.S. in Higher Education/College Administration and Leadership
M.S. in Higher Education/College Teaching and Learning

Keller Graduate School of Management (DeVry)

Offers Online Programs
Keller Graduate School of Management (DeVry)
Campus Location(s):
Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Matching Program(s):

(for aspiring teachers and current teachers)


Graduate Certificate in Educational TechnologyMaster of Science in Educational Technology

Saint Xavier University

Offers Online Programs
Saint Xavier University
Campus Location(s):
Chicago, IL
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited

Matching Program(s):

(for aspiring teachers and current teachers)


Master of Arts in Education - Curriculum and Instruction

Academy for Urban School Leadership (Chicago, IL)
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Certificate
Subject Areas:
Art, Music, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Special Ed

Augustana College (Rock Island, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors
Subject Areas:
Art, Music, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Speech/Communications

Aurora University (Aurora, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed

Blackburn College (Carlinville, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors
Subject Areas:
Art, English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health

Bradley University (Peoria, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Instructional Technology, Adult/Higher Ed, Art, Music, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed

Chicago State University (Chicago, IL)
ONLINE PROGRAMS

Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Instructional Technology, Adult/Higher Ed, Art, Music, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

Columbia College Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors, Masters
Subject Areas:
Curriculum/Instruction, Art, TESOL/ESL

DePaul University (Chicago, IL)
ONLINE PROGRAMS

Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Art, Music, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

Dominican University (River Forest, IL)
ONLINE PROGRAMS

Accreditation:
NCATE candidate
Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Art, Theatre, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Educational Specialist, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Art, Music, Theatre, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Speech/Communications, Special Ed

Ellis University (Chicago, IL)
ONLINE PROGRAMS

Program Types:
Associate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Instructional Technology, Adult/Higher Ed, Counseling/Psychology

Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Special Ed

Erikson Institute (Chicago, IL)
Program Types:
Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Counseling/Psychology, TESOL/ESL

Eureka College (Eureka, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Music, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Special Ed

Governors State University (University Park, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Curriculum/Instruction, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Math, Science, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed

Greenville College (Greenville, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors, Masters
Subject Areas:
Music, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed

Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors
Subject Areas:
Art, Music, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, TESOL/ESL

Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors, Doctorate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Curriculum/Instruction, Math, Science, TESOL/ESL

Illinois State University (Normal, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Art, Music, Theatre, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Speech/Communications, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors
Subject Areas:
Curriculum/Instruction, Music, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science

Judson University (Elgin, IL)
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Art, Music, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, TESOL/ESL

Kendall College (Chicago, IL)
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate
Subject Areas:
Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

Knox College (Galesburg, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors
Subject Areas:
Art, Music, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, TESOL/ESL

Lewis University (Romeoville, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors, Doctorate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Instructional Technology, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Educational Specialist, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Adult/Higher Ed, Theatre, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors
Subject Areas:
English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Special Ed

McKendree University (Lebanon, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Curriculum/Instruction, Art, Music, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed

Millikin University (Decatur, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE candidate
Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate
Subject Areas:
Art, Music, English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health

Monmouth College (Monmouth, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors
Subject Areas:
Art, Music, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health

National-Louis University (Chicago, IL)
ONLINE PROGRAMS

Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Educational Specialist, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Adult/Higher Ed, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

North Central College (Naperville, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Art, Music, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, TESOL/ESL

North Park University (Chicago, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Art, Music, Business/Vocational, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, TESOL/ESL

Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Curriculum/Instruction, Music, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

Northern Illinois University (De Kalb, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Educational Specialist, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Instructional Technology, Adult/Higher Ed, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Adult/Higher Ed, Art, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Reading/Literacy, Speech/Communications, Special Ed

Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors, Doctorate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Art, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy

Principia College (Elsah, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors
Subject Areas:
Art, Music, Theatre, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, TESOL/ESL

Quincy University (Quincy, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Music, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

Resident Teacher Program (Springfield, IL)
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Certificate

Rockford College (Rockford, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors, Masters
Subject Areas:
Curriculum/Instruction, Art, Theatre, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL)
ONLINE PROGRAMS

Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Instructional Technology, Adult/Higher Ed, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate, Educational Specialist, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Art, Music, Theatre, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy

Southern Illionis University at Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)
ONLINE PROGRAMS

Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Adult/Higher Ed, Art, Music, Theatre, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Speech/Communications, Special Ed

Trinity Christian College (Palos Heights, IL)
Accreditation:
TEAC accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors
Subject Areas:
Art, Music, Business/Vocational, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Special Ed

Trinity International University (Deerfield, IL)
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Adult/Higher Ed, Music, English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, TESOL/ESL

University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Curriculum/Instruction, English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, TESOL/ESL

University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)
ONLINE PROGRAMS

Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Theatre, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Urbana, IL)
ONLINE PROGRAMS

Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Doctorate, Educational Specialist, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Instructional Technology, Adult/Higher Ed, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Speech/Communications, Special Ed

University of Illinois Springfield (Springfield, IL)
ONLINE PROGRAMS

Program Types:
Bachelors, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Counseling/Psychology

University of St. Francis (Joliet, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Alternative Certification, Bachelors, Certificate, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Art, Music, English/Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed

VanderCook College of Music (Chicago, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors, Masters
Subject Areas:
Music

Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL)
ONLINE PROGRAMS

Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors, Doctorate, Educational Specialist, Masters
Subject Areas:
Administration, Curriculum/Instruction, Instructional Technology, Adult/Higher Ed, Art, Music, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Phys Ed/Health, Reading/Literacy, Special Ed, TESOL/ESL

Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)
Accreditation:
NCATE accredited
Program Types:
Bachelors, Masters
Subject Areas:
Art, Music, Business/Vocational, Counseling/Psychology, English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, Speech/Communications, Special Ed

Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)
Program Types:
Bachelors
Subject Areas:
English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages, History/Social Studies, Math, Science, TESOL/ESL

1.Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008-2009. Excludes special education teachers.
2.Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008-2009.

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