Illinois has the fifth-most teachers of any state in the country, but desires to attract even more teachers, especially in the areas of bilingual and special education.
The state is doing its part to increase the effectiveness of its teachers, through accountability and in-house training measures. But you can go beyond that. Those who take the initiative to pursue their own professional development will be even better teachers, and thus even more effectively serve the children of Illinois.
Find Schools offering Masters Degree Programs in Education
American College of Education
- Master of Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Digital Learning and Teaching
- Teaching Science
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Technology
36-40 credit hours or 24 months
$580/credit hour
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Aurora University
- Master of Arts
- Educational Leadership
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Reading Instruction
- Education Technology
- Special Education
36 credit hours or 18-24 months
$570/credit hour
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Benedictine University
- Master of Arts in Education
- Master of Education
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- Special Education
33 credit hours or 18-24 months
$540/credit hour
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Bradley University
- Master of Arts
- Curriculum and Instruction
30-36 credit hours or 18-24 months
$740/credit hour
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Chicago State University
- Master of Arts
- Master of Science
- Educational Leadership
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Reading Education
- Physical Education
33-36 credit hours or 18-24 months
$237/credit hour
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Columbia College Chicago
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Elementary Education
- Visual Arts Education
- Special Education
41 credit hours or 24 months
$760/credit hour
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Concordia University
- Master of Arts in Education
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Christian Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education
- Reading Education
- School Counseling
- School Leadership
- Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
30 credit hours or 18-24 months
$810/credit hour
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DePaul University
- Master of Arts
- Master of Education
- Bilingual Education
- Counseling
- Curriculum Studies
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Leadership
- Elementary Education
- Middle School Mathematics
- Reading Specialist
- Secondary Education
- Social Foundations in Education
- World Languages
- Special Education
37 credit hours or 18-24 months
$580/credit hour
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Dominican University
- Master of Arts
- Educational Administration
- Reading Specialist
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
39-42 credit hours or 18-24 months
$658/credit hour
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Eastern Illinois University
- Master of Science
- Educational Administration
- Elementary Education
- School Counseling
- Community Counseling
- Physical Education
- Special Education
33 credit hours or 24 months
$279/credit hour
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Erikson Institute
- Master of Science
- Child Development
- Administration and Infancy
- Early Childhood Education
42 credit hours or 24 months
$880/credit hour
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Governors State University
- Master of Arts
- Computer Education
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Administration
- Early Childhood Education
36 credit hours or 18-24 months
$266/credit hour
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Greenville College
- Master of Arts
- Master of Arts in Education
- Coaching
- Curriculum and Instruction
- ESL Education
- Literacy Education
- Special Education
- Reading Education
- Teaching K-12
30 credit hours or 24 months
$396/credit hour
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Illinois College
- Master of Arts in Education
- General Education
32 credit hours or 24+ months
$26,000/year
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Illinois State University
- Master of Science
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Reading Education
- Educational Administration
- Special Education
30 credit hours or 18-24 months
$383/credit hour
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Lake Forest College
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- K-12 Education
37 credit hours or 18-24 months
$1,000/credit hour
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Lewis University
- Master of Arts
- Master of Education
- Elementary Education
- Educational Leadership
- Secondary Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Special Education
- Reading Teacher
30 credit hours or 36 months
$595/credit hour
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Loyola University Chicago
- Master of Education
- Master of Arts
- Administration and Supervision
- Community and Counseling
- Cultural and Educational Policy
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Psychology
- English Language Teaching
- Instructional Leadership
- Science Education
- Secondary Education
36 credit hours or 24 months
$905/credit hour
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McKendree University
- Master of Arts in Education
- Educational Administration
- Educational Studies
- Higher Education
- Music Education
- Special Education
- Middle School Education
- Reading Education
34 credit hours or 24 months
$400/credit hour
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National-Louis University
- Master of Education
- Master of Science in Education
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Administration and Supervision
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education
- Mathematics Education
- Middle Level Education
- Special Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- Special Education
37 credit hours or 18-24 months
$744/credit hour
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North Central College
- Master of Arts in Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Leadership and Administration
33 credit hours or 18-24 months
$518/credit hour
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North Park University
- Master of Arts in Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- K-12 Education
34 credit hours or 24 months
$585/credit hour
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Northeastern Illinois University
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Master of Arts
- Bilingual Education
- Elementary Language Arts
- Educational Leadership
- Higher Education
- School Counseling
- Early Childhood Special Education
- Secondary Language Arts
51 credit hours or 24+ months
$331/credit hour
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Northern Illinois University
- Master of Science in Education
- Adult Education
- Instructional Technology
- Physical Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Administration
- Elementary Education
- Science Education
- Social Studies
- Environmental Education
- Special Education
33 credit hours or 18-24 months
$547/credit hour
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Northwestern University
- Master of Science
- Higher Education Administration
- Elementary Teaching
- Secondary Teaching
- Educational Leadership
45 credit hours or 24+ months
$967/credit hour
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Olivet Nazarene University
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Master of Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Library Information Specialist
- Middle School Education
- School Improvement Leadership
- School Counseling
- Teacher Leadership
- ESL Education
30 credit hours or 18-24 months
$743/credit hour
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Quincy University
- Master of Science in Education
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Leadership
- School Administration
- Special Education
- Reading Education
- School Counseling
32 credit hours or 18-24 months
$395/credit hour
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Rockford College
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- Chemistry Education
- Biology Education
- Social Sciences
- English Education
- Mathematics Education
- K-12 Education
36 credit hours or 18-24 months
$675/credit hour
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Roosevelt University
- Master of Arts
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Reading Education
- School Counseling
- Secondary Education
- Special Education
41 credit hours or 18-24 months
$795/credit hour
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Saint Xavier University
- Master of Arts in Education
- Administration and Supervision
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Science Education
- ESL Education
- Music Education
- Reading Education
- Secondary Education
- Teaching and Leadership
- School Counseling
39-42 credit hours or 24 months
$495/credit hour
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- Master of Science in Education
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Curriculum Studies
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Administration
- Elementary Education
- Exercise Science
- Higher Education
- Mathematics Education
- Middle Level Education
- Reading and Language Studies
- Science Education
- Special Education
36 credit hours or 18-24 months
$11,256/year
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Master of Science
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational Administration
- Instructional Technology
- Learning, Culture, and Society
- Special Education
36 credit hours or 18-24 months
$263/credit hour
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University of Chicago
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Biology Education
- Secondary Mathematics Education
5 year program
$35,000/program
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University of Illinois — Chicago
- Master of Education
- Instruction Leadership
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Studies
- Elementary Education
- Literacy, Language, and Culture
- Policy Studies
- Secondary Education
- Special Education
35 credit hours or 24 months
$355/credit hour
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University of Illinois — Springfield
- Master of Arts
- Teacher Leadership
40 credit hours or 18-24 months
$290/credit hour
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University of Illinois — Urbana-Champaign
- Master of Education
- Master of Arts
- Curriculum and Teacher Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- Mathematics, Science, and Tech
- Educational Administration
- Higher Education
32 credit hours or 18-24 months
$412/credit hour
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University of Saint Francis
- Master of Education
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- English Education
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education
- History Education
- Special Education
- Educational Leadership
- Reading Education
33-36 credit hours or 18-24 months
$656/credit hour
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Western Illinois University
- Master of Science in Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Literacy Education
- Social Studies Education
- Science Education
- Elementary Education
- Educational Leadership
- Special Education
30 credit hours or 24 months
$265/credit hour
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Wheaton College
- Master of Arts in Teaching
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- English Education
- Mathematics Education
- Science Education
- Social Sciences Education
30-36 credit hours or 18-24 months
$715/credit hour
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