English Schools In Illinois

There are 59 accredited english schools in Illinois for faculty who teach english classes to choose from. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of english and english training in Illinois, which includes english training at the following levels:

English Certificate
Associates degree in English
Bachelors degree in English
Masters degree in English
PhD degree in English

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Professional Trends

Illinois Vs. National English Employment

Illinois	4,110
National	153,480

Approximately 3% of the country's english professionals work in Illinois state.

Employment Growth for English professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
5,540	4,950	5,020	4,300	4,110

Yellow: Actual Values

English is a shrinking field in Illinois. There were 1,430 less english professionals working in Illinois in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 26% decline in the field. This is faster than the trend for english professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of english professionals has shrunk by 4% between 2006 and 2010.

English VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$50,530	$56,493	$55,110	$56,583	$55,400
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: English
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to english professionals are growing in Illinois. The mean salary for english professionals in 2006 was $50,530 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $55,400 per year.

Salary percentiles for English professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$26,707
25th percentile	$36,920
50th percentile	$50,857
75th percentile	$68,590
90th percentile	$93,057

This represents a 9% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of english, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid english professionals earning 248% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Illinois state.

Average Salaries for English professionals and related professions in Illinois

Creative Writing	$61,090
English	$55,400
Journalism	$57,463
Liberal Arts	$60,140

In Illinois, english professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

English programs available for each degree type for all schools in Illinois

associate	2
bachelor	70
master	34
doctor	10
Certificate	8
Total	124

The number of students graduating from the 59 accredited english schools in Illinois is increasing. In Illinois, there were 2,645 graduates in 2006. And there were 2,889 graduates from english courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 9% percent increase in the number of english school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois. A majority of these graduates, or 56%, graduated with an bachelor's degree in english.

English Faculty Salaries in Illinois

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