45 Best colleges for Education Majors in Illinois

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 765K citations received by 36K academic papers made by 45 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

#8 in the United States

#9 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

2. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#35 in the United States

#39 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

3. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#41 in the United States

#46 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

4. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Education Majors

#42 in the United States

#47 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

5. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Education Majors

#93 in the United States

#105 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $12,552
Enrollment: 15,649

6. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#108 in the United States

#120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,511

7. Illinois State University

Normal

For Education Majors

#125 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Education Majors

#131 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

9. DePaul University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#148 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $32,151

10. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Education Majors

#235 in the United States

#263 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,702

11. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Education Majors

#236 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,632
Enrollment: 7,643

12. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Education Majors

#252 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Education Majors

#280 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1010
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,773

14. National Louis University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#331 in the United States

#366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $14,769
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,641

15. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#354 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $15,143
Enrollment: 5,756

16. Bradley University

Peoria

For Education Majors

#364 in the United States

#400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,053

17. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Education Majors

#365 in the United States

#401 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1043
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $16,296

18. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#450 in the United States

#496 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $22,117

19. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Education Majors

#494 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,096

20. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Education Majors

#507 in the United States

#557 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $29,961

21. Rush University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#533 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1972

22. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Education Majors

#579 in the United States

#630 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1104
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

23. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Education Majors

#599 in the United States

#651 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 1,940
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1912

24. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Education Majors

#600 in the United States

#652 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,108

25. Governors State University

University Park

For Education Majors

#604 in the United States

#657 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 945
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,987

26. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Education Majors

#608 in the United States

#661 in North America

Enrollment: 331
Male:Female: 2:98

27. North Central College

Naperville

For Education Majors

#631 in the United States

#686 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $25,285

28. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#700 in the United States

#758 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $15,891
Enrollment: 2,317

29. Dominican University

River Forest

For Education Majors

#734 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1015
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $18,162

30. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Education Majors

#735 in the United States

#798 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $19,184

31. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Education Majors

#760 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,660

32. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Education Majors

#762 in the United States

#825 in North America

Enrollment: 75
Male:Female: 30:70

33. Knox College

Galesburg

For Education Majors

#777 in the United States

#840 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $26,882

34. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Education Majors

#778 in the United States

#841 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1247
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $27,839

35. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#822 in the United States

#886 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $11,302
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,886

36. School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#832 in the United States

#898 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Net Price: $53,923
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $18,290

37. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#849 in the United States

#916 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Net Price: $28,387
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $18,020

38. Millikin University

Decatur

For Education Majors

#863 in the United States

#930 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $10,492

39. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Education Majors

#865 in the United States

#932 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $25,658
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $20,083

40. Aurora University

Aurora

For Education Majors

#870 in the United States

#937 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1089
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $19,350

41. DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago

For Education Majors

#954 in the United States

#1022 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 41
Net Price: $30,112

42. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Education Majors

#962 in the United States

#1032 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Net Price: $20,059
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,708

43. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Education Majors

#979 in the United States

#1049 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $18,832
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,141

44. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Education Majors

#1021 in the United States

#1093 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 280
Male:Female: 46:54

45. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Education Majors

#1034 in the United States

#1106 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	22	38
Missouri	22	39
Iowa	12	20
Kentucky	15	55
Wisconsin	27	7
Tennessee	20	25
Ohio	44	5
Michigan	21	1
Arkansas	9	162
West Virginia	8	117
Minnesota	22	15
Mississippi	7	169
Kansas	8	51
Alabama	16	80
Virginia	29	24
Georgia	29	27
North Carolina	27	19
Oklahoma	11	90
Nebraska	7	45
South Carolina	17	66
Pennsylvania	71	3
South Dakota	7	303
District of Columbia	7	85
Louisiana	16	78
Maryland	21	14
New York	98	10
New Jersey	22	34
North Dakota	4	202
Connecticut	17	46
Texas	59	13
Vermont	6	159
Colorado	16	36
Massachusetts	51	11
Rhode Island	8	122
Florida	32	21
New Hampshire	8	164
New Mexico	6	92
Maine	7	196
Montana	4	208
Utah	8	49
Arizona	6	9
Idaho	5	166
Nevada	4	104
Oregon	16	95
Washington	18	6
California	86	2
Puerto Rico	3	559
Hawaii	5	86