Teaching and Education
Teaching and Education
If you are interested in becoming teacher or educator, these colleges would be a great fit for you.
Salary Range: $30,000-$79,000 with an Associate's or Bachelor's Degree (more with a Master's)
Job Market: Expected to grow 5% from 2019-2029, which would add ~441,000 jobs
Skills: Compassion, people skills, communication, a subject area of your choice (or all of them if you work with younger children)
Interests: Helping others, working with people, working with kids, mentoring
National Louis University
Location: Downtown Chicago
Major(s) Offered: Early Childhood Education, Infant-Toddler Studies, Elementary Education, Applied Educational Studies
College Type: 4 Year University (2 Year Programs available as well)
Size: 4,100
Tuition: $10,755*
*Most students with an EFC of 0 can attend National Louis University for $500 a year or less
DePaul University
Location: Chicago, near Lincoln Park
Major(s) Offered: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Music Education, Special Education, World Language Education
College Type: 4 Year University
Size: 21,922
Tuition: $40,551*
*DePaul offers scholarships
Harold Washington College
Location: Downtown Chicago
Major(s) Offered: Biology Education, Chemistry Education, Child Development: Early Childhood, Child Development: Pre-School Education, Elementary Education, English Education, French Education, Mathematics Education, Music Education, Physical Education, Physics Education, Social Science Education, Spanish Education, Special Education*
College Type: 2 Year College
Size: 7,166
Tuition: ~$3,500*
*Most of these are programs that will prepare you to transfer to a 4 Year College
**Most students can attend City Colleges of Chicago for free. CCC also offers a scholarship if you have a GPA over 3.0
UIC
Location: Chicago, on the corner of Halstead and Taylor
Major(s) Offered: Educational Psychology, Teaching of English, Teaching of French, Teaching of German, Teaching of Spanish, Teaching of History, Teaching of Mathematics, Art Education, Urban Education
College Type: 4 Year University
Size: 21,921 students
Tuition: $18,000*
*UIC has some institutional grants, and their tuition varies by major
Concordia University
Location:
Major(s) Offered: Art Education Programs, Christian Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, English (Secondary Education), Middle Grades Education, Music Education, Secondary Education, Spanish Education,
College Type: 4 Year University
Size: 1,400
Tuition: $32,660*
*Concordia offers scholarships