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Illinois Middle School Teachers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Middle School Teachers in Illinois

Fast Facts for Middle School Teachers in Illinois

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

Salaries for Middle School Teachers in Illinois

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

Schools for Middle School Teachers in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Middle 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/Teacher Leadership, MA In Education/Computer Education, Master Of Arts In Education/Teacher Leadership, Online Program - MA In Education/Computer Education, Online Program - MA In Education/Teacher Leadership, ...
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, 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: Certification - Middle School Endorsement, Master Of Arts In Teaching - K-12 (Type 10)
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certification, Master

Selected Online Schools for Middle School Teachers in Illinois

More Illinois Middle School Teacher Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Augustana CollegeRock IslandBachelor2,537
Aurora UniversityAuroraDoctorate3,946
Blackburn CollegeCarlinvilleBachelor617
Bradley UniversityPeoriaDoctorate6,053
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
Greenville CollegeGreenvilleMasters1,528
Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokieBachelors & First Professional422
Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicagoDoctorate & First Professional7,277
Illinois State UniversityNormalDoctorate20,274
Judson UniversityElginMasters1,236
Lewis UniversityRomeovilleDoctorate5,347
McKendree UniversityLebanonMasters3,312
North Central CollegeNapervilleMasters2,559
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
University of Illinois at ChicagoChicagoDoctorate & First Professional25,747
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaignDoctorate & First Professional42,326
Wheaton College WheatonWheatonDoctorate2,895

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Middle 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:
Middle School Teachers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Middle 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

   
Danville270$42,6402.8
Kankakee280$56,5101.9
Peoria1,370$44,9301.8
Champaign440$44,3501.1
Chicago19,200$65,0401.1
Springfield390$52,0900.9
Rockford540$48,9100.8
Decatur150 0.8
Bloomington220$49,7300.8
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