46 Best colleges for Education Majors in Illinois

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Illinois ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 1.16M citations received by 41.1K academic papers made by 46 universities in Illinois was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Champaign

For Education Majors

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

2. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Education Majors

#38 in the United States

#42 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#39 in the United States

#44 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

4. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#40 in the United States

#45 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

5. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Education Majors

#95 in the United States

#107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,565
Enrollment: 15,504

6. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#115 in the United States

#127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

7. Illinois State University

Normal

For Education Majors

#123 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. DePaul University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#139 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,129

9. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Education Majors

#141 in the United States

#160 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Education Majors

#238 in the United States

#266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,001

11. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Education Majors

#242 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 93%

12. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Education Majors

#259 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,620
Enrollment: 7,073

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Education Majors

#289 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1000
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $11,122

14. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#353 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $12,560
Enrollment: 5,504

15. National Louis University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#358 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $15,724
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,722

16. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Education Majors

#360 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1081
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,255

17. Bradley University

Peoria

For Education Majors

#364 in the United States

#403 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,703

18. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#485 in the United States

#534 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $21,503

19. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Education Majors

#511 in the United States

#561 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,310

20. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Education Majors

#520 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,346

21. Rush University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#535 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,782
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

22. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Education Majors

#545 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

23. Governors State University

University Park

For Education Majors

#609 in the United States

#662 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,315
Enrollment: 4,337

24. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Education Majors

#620 in the United States

#673 in North America

Enrollment: 368
Male:Female: 2:98

25. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Education Majors

#632 in the United States

#686 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $22,760

26. North Central College

Naperville

For Education Majors

#644 in the United States

#699 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1173
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,190

27. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#647 in the United States

#703 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $19,111
Enrollment: 2,324

28. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Education Majors

#656 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,949
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

29. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Education Majors

#732 in the United States

#793 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,472

30. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Education Majors

#734 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,695

31. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#750 in the United States

#812 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $55,485
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $18,872

32. Dominican University

River Forest

For Education Majors

#763 in the United States

#826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1037
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $16,969

33. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#781 in the United States

#844 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $11,943
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,290

34. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#793 in the United States

#856 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Net Price: $29,790
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,851

35. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Education Majors

#802 in the United States

#866 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1268
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,894

36. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Education Majors

#806 in the United States

#871 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 32:68

37. Knox College

Galesburg

For Education Majors

#819 in the United States

#885 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1253
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,524

38. Millikin University

Decatur

For Education Majors

#898 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $10,078

39. University of St Francis

Joliet

For Education Majors

#915 in the United States

#983 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $16,455

40. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Education Majors

#935 in the United States

#1003 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $31,063

41. Aurora University

Aurora

For Education Majors

#938 in the United States

#1006 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,220

42. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Education Majors

#947 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $22,707

43. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Education Majors

#957 in the United States

#1027 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $17,767
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,680

44. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Education Majors

#976 in the United States

#1047 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Net Price: $24,570
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $21,484

45. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Education Majors

#1053 in the United States

#1125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 299
Male:Female: 44:56

46. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Education Majors

#1081 in the United States

#1155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1899

Closest to Illinois states to learn Education Majors

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Indiana	23	10
Missouri	24	41
Iowa	12	25
Kentucky	18	62
Wisconsin	27	8
Tennessee	23	29
Ohio	45	6
Michigan	21	1
Arkansas	10	137
West Virginia	10	118
Minnesota	23	16
Mississippi	7	159
Kansas	8	48
Alabama	16	85
Virginia	30	24
Georgia	31	30
North Carolina	30	14
Oklahoma	11	83
Nebraska	7	47
South Carolina	18	68
Pennsylvania	76	3
South Dakota	8	321
District of Columbia	8	82
Louisiana	17	80
Maryland	23	15
New York	100	7
New Jersey	22	33
North Dakota	3	187
Connecticut	18	45
Texas	58	17
Vermont	6	164
Colorado	18	36
Massachusetts	53	13
Rhode Island	8	117
Florida	35	22
New Hampshire	8	136
New Mexico	6	99
Maine	7	209
Montana	4	202
Utah	9	52
Arizona	7	11
Idaho	5	153
Nevada	5	109
Oregon	16	91
Washington	18	5
California	88	2
Puerto Rico	4	541
Hawaii	5	89