Top Illinois Childhood Education Schools : Programs, Colleges, Degrees, Courses, Classes, Certification, Training

Childhood Education Schools in Illinois

Illinois contains 69 schools that offer childhood education programs. Loyola University Chicago, the highest-ranking childhood education school in IL, has a total student population of 15,879 and is the 144th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 69 childhood education schools in Illinois, only 16 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Kendall College comes out as the most expensive ($33,701/yr), with Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College as the lowest recorded at only $1,984/yr.

Childhood Education students from Illinois schools who go on to become childhood educators, preschool teachers, kindergarten teachers, special education teachers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 181,810 people working as kindergarten teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,380. Also, Preschool teachers make on average $27,450 per year and there are about 389,660 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Illinois alone, there are 14,760 employed preschool teachers earning an average yearly salary of $28,320. Kindergarten teachers in this state earn $45,380/yr and there are 4,500 employed.

Also, within the childhood education schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from childhood education, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Childhood Education Programs in Illinois

Dominican University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Elmhurst College

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Saint Xavier University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Millikin University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors

Greenville College

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

DePaul University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Bradley University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors

Northern Illinois University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Illinois College

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors

Judson University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors

Concordia University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Roosevelt University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Kendall College

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors

Columbia College Chicago

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors

Northeastern Illinois University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors

Chicago State University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Shawnee Community College

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Certificate

National-Louis University

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

College of Lake County

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Certificate

Illinois Interesting Facts

Ottawa, Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy and Alton hosted the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates that stirred interest all over the country in the slavery issue.
The first Aquarium opened in Chicago, 1893.
The world's first Skyscraper was built in Chicago, 1885.
Home to the Chicago Bears Football Team, Chicago Blackhawks hockey team, Chicago Bulls basketball team, Chicago Cubs and Chicago Whitesox baseball teams, Chicago Fire soccer team.
The first Mormon Temple in Illinois was constructed in Nauvoo.

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