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Career Information for Elementary School Teachers in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Elementary School Teachers in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Danville, Rockford, and Springfield
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bloomington, Decatur, and Chicago
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago, Peoria, and Rockford

Salaries for Elementary School Teachers in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago, Rockford, and Springfield. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Elementary School Teachers in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Elementary School Teacher Training Schools in Illinois

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Mokena, Schaumburg, Warrenville

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Education / Elementary Teacher Education, Education/Elementary Teacher Education, Education/Teacher Leadership, Elementary Education, MA In Education/Teacher Ed. For Elementary Lic., ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Master
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Olivet Nazarene University Graduate and Continuing Studies
Bourbonnais

Advance your career with Olivet Nazarene University - Graduate and Continuing Studies. We offer continuing education certificates and master’s degrees in history, counseling, religion, business, education, and nursing, plus a Doctorate of Education in Ethical Leadership.

  • Programs: Master Of Arts In Teaching - Elementary (Type 03)
  • Degrees/Course Work: Master

Selected Online Schools for Elementary School Teachers in Illinois

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
University of Phoenix OnlineOnlineAssociate, MasterGet Info
Walden UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineMasterGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineBachelor, Coursework, MasterGet Info
Jones International UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
Argosy University OnlineOnlineMasterGet Info
Western Governor's University OnlineOnlinePost-Bachelors CertificateGet Info

More Illinois Elementary School Teacher Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Augustana CollegeRock IslandBachelor2,537
Aurora UniversityAuroraDoctorate3,946
Blackburn CollegeCarlinvilleBachelor617
Bradley UniversityPeoriaDoctorate6,053
Chicago State UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional6,810
Columbia College ChicagoChicagoMasters12,021
Concordia University River ForestRiver ForestDoctorate4,126
DePaul UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional23,401
Dominican UniversityRiver ForestMasters3,338
Eastern Illinois UniversityCharlestonMasters12,179
Elmhurst CollegeElmhurstMasters3,184
Eureka CollegeEurekaBachelor672
Governors State UniversityUniversity ParkDoctorate5,692
Greenville CollegeGreenvilleMasters1,528
Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokieBachelors & First Professional422
Illinois CollegeJacksonvilleBachelor1,014
Illinois State UniversityNormalDoctorate20,274
Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomingtonBachelor2,094
Judson UniversityElginMasters1,236
Lewis UniversityRomeovilleDoctorate5,347
Loyola University ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional15,545
MacMurray CollegeJacksonvilleBachelor648
McKendree UniversityLebanonMasters3,312
Millikin UniversityDecaturMasters2,376
Monmouth CollegeMonmouthBachelor1,343
National-Louis UniversityChicagoDoctorate7,405
North Central CollegeNapervilleMasters2,559
North Park UniversityChicagoDoctorate & First Professional3,200
Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicagoMasters12,814
Northern Illinois UniversityDekalbDoctorate & First Professional25,254
Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnaisDoctorate4,636
Parkland CollegeChampaignAssociate9,407
Quincy UniversityQuincyMasters1,323
Rockford CollegeRockfordMasters1,566
Roosevelt UniversityChicagoDoctorate7,163
Saint Xavier UniversityChicagoMasters5,675
School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicagoMasters3,006
Southern Illinois University CarbondaleCarbondaleDoctorate & First Professional20,983
Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsvilleMasters & First Professional13,398
Springfield College in IllinoisSpringfieldAssociate608
Trinity Christian CollegePalos HeightsBachelor1,367
Trinity International University DeerfieldDeerfieldDoctorate & First Professional2,783
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional25,747
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaignDoctorate & First Professional42,326
University of St FrancisJolietMasters3,503
Western Illinois UniversityMacombDoctorate13,331
Wheaton College WheatonWheatonDoctorate2,895

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Elementary School Teachers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Elementary School Teachers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Elementary School Teachers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Danville400$48,3201.9
Rockford2,580$62,9901.7
Springfield1,570$53,9401.6
Peoria2,600$46,2601.6
Champaign1,270$46,8801.4
Kankakee440$47,8501.3
Chicago50,050$63,9801.3
Decatur380$44,3900.9
Bloomington580$51,1800.9
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