43 Best colleges for Education Majors in Illinois

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 30.8M citations received by 954K academic papers made by 43 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

#6 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

2. University of Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

3. University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#48 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

4. Northwestern University

Evanston

For Education Majors

#57 in the United States

#62 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

5. Northern Illinois University

DeKalb

For Education Majors

#86 in the United States

#98 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $13,008
Enrollment: 16,234

6. Loyola University Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#110 in the United States

#122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,371

7. Illinois State University

Normal

For Education Majors

#116 in the United States

#129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

8. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Carbondale

For Education Majors

#119 in the United States

#132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

9. DePaul University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#151 in the United States

#170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $31,872
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $25,282

10. Western Illinois University

Macomb

For Education Majors

#221 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,937
Enrollment: 7,455

11. Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville

Edwardsville

For Education Majors

#238 in the United States

#267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

12. Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago

For Education Majors

#242 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $26,789

13. Eastern Illinois University

Charleston

For Education Majors

#246 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 99%

14. National Louis University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#306 in the United States

#341 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $14,665
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $8,931

15. Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#336 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $10,529
Enrollment: 6,440

16. Bradley University

Peoria

For Education Majors

#352 in the United States

#388 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,312

17. Illinois College

Jacksonville

For Education Majors

#423 in the United States

#468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $18,914

18. Roosevelt University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#455 in the United States

#504 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $23,964

19. Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington

For Education Majors

#463 in the United States

#512 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,610

20. Wheaton College - Illinois

Wheaton

For Education Majors

#501 in the United States

#552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $28,319

21. Governors State University

University Park

For Education Majors

#540 in the United States

#592 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 945
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 89%

22. University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield

For Education Majors

#554 in the United States

#606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

23. Rush University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#590 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Enrollment: 2,889
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1972

24. Elmhurst College

Elmhurst

For Education Majors

#607 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1117
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,018

25. Erikson Institute

Chicago

For Education Majors

#642 in the United States

#698 in North America

Enrollment: 399
Male:Female: 2:98

26. Knox College

Galesburg

For Education Majors

#652 in the United States

#709 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,476

27. North Central College

Naperville

For Education Majors

#663 in the United States

#721 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,207

28. Chicago State University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#688 in the United States

#749 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $17,067
Enrollment: 2,366

29. Lake Forest College

Lake Forest

For Education Majors

#708 in the United States

#769 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1238
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $25,126

30. Augustana College

Rock Island

For Education Majors

#727 in the United States

#790 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $24,472
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $33,089

31. Lewis University

Romeoville

For Education Majors

#739 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $18,312

32. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

North Chicago

For Education Majors

#742 in the United States

#805 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,051
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1912

33. Dominican University

River Forest

For Education Majors

#778 in the United States

#842 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $18,476

34. NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia

Evanston

For Education Majors

#815 in the United States

#879 in North America

Enrollment: 74
Male:Female: 29:71

35. Columbia College Chicago

Chicago

For Education Majors

#840 in the United States

#905 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Net Price: $25,262
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $20,992

36. Millikin University

Decatur

For Education Majors

#844 in the United States

#909 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,055

37. Saint Xavier University

Chicago

For Education Majors

#850 in the United States

#916 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $13,419
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $27,598

38. Aurora University

Aurora

For Education Majors

#873 in the United States

#940 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $17,410

39. Benedictine University

Lisle

For Education Majors

#896 in the United States

#963 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $24,746

40. Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais

For Education Majors

#923 in the United States

#992 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $20,431

41. Concordia University - Chicago

River Forest

For Education Majors

#941 in the United States

#1010 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $18,817
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $23,508

42. Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

Evanston

For Education Majors

#968 in the United States

#1038 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 284
Male:Female: 44:56

43. John Marshall Law School

Chicago

For Education Majors

#973 in the United States

#1043 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	20	29
Missouri	20	38
Iowa	9	19
Kentucky	14	54
Wisconsin	27	8
Tennessee	18	25
Ohio	40	4
Michigan	21	1
Arkansas	9	160
West Virginia	6	117
Minnesota	22	16
Mississippi	6	166
Kansas	8	44
Alabama	14	82
Virginia	28	21
Georgia	28	42
North Carolina	25	18
Oklahoma	11	83
Nebraska	6	43
South Carolina	16	61
Pennsylvania	68	3
South Dakota	7	291
District of Columbia	7	93
Louisiana	16	88
Maryland	20	14
New York	94	10
New Jersey	19	35
North Dakota	4	195
Connecticut	17	49
Texas	53	12
Vermont	5	159
Colorado	16	39
Massachusetts	49	13
Rhode Island	8	129
Florida	32	20
New Hampshire	7	161
New Mexico	4	94
Maine	7	190
Montana	4	203
Utah	8	52
Arizona	6	9
Idaho	5	165
Nevada	3	99
Oregon	16	76
Washington	16	7
California	80	2
Puerto Rico	3	513
Hawaii	5	85