2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Social Studies Education in Illinois

If you plan on getting your master's degree in social studies education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #267 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for social studies education students pursuing a master's degree.

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More Ways to Rank Social Studies Education Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for social studies education.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Social Studies Education in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in social studies education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Studies Teacher Education Students Working on Their Master's

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in social studies education. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in social studies education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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University of St Francis
Joliet, IL

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in social studies education has to check out University of St Francis. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in social studies education from University of St Francis

Best Social Studies Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Studies Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	470	0
Ohio	466	10
Indiana	352	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Studies Teacher Education

Social Studies Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Social Studies Teacher Education

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Reading Teacher Education	413
Music Education	59
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	55
Art Education	42
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	29
Mathematics Education	28
Health Education	19
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	19
Biology Education	17
Chemistry Education	16

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aparajita Datta. More about our data sources and methodologies.