Teaching Schools In Illinois

In Illinois, there are 91 accredited schools where teaching classes faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the teaching academic community in Illinois, and the future trends in teaching training at the following levels:

Teaching Certificate
Associates degree in Teaching
Bachelors degree in Teaching
Masters degree in Teaching
PhD degree in Teaching

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Professional Trends

Illinois Vs. National Teaching Employment

Illinois	187,980
National	4,078,490

Approximately 5% of the country's teaching professionals work in Illinois state.

Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
197,900	177,030	168,760	188,170	174,540

Yellow: Actual Values

In Illinois, teaching is a shrinking field. 23,360 less teaching professionals were working in Illinois in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Illinois, this field has shrunk by 12% in four years. This decline is faster than the change in the number of teaching professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of teaching professionals has shrunk by 6% from 2006 to 2010.

Teaching VS. All Professions salaries in Illinois

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$58,799	$60,046	$62,898	$64,536	$63,358
$46,261	$48,114	$49,602	$50,552	$51,250

Light Blue: Teaching
Dark Yellow: All Professions

The salaries paid to teaching professionals are growing in Illinois. The mean salary for teaching professionals in 2006 was $58,799 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $63,358 per year.

Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in Illinois

10th percentile	$30,596
25th percentile	$42,219
50th percentile	$56,327
75th percentile	$77,714
90th percentile	$95,278

Thus, teaching professionals' salaries grew by 7% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Illinois state, within the field of teaching, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid teaching professionals earn 211% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.

Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in Illinois

Early Childhood Education	$48,010
Educational Leadership	$83,515
Elementary Education	$66,240
Special Education	$58,837
Teaching	$62,990

Teaching professionals in Illinois earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

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

associate	31
bachelor	261
master	176
doctor	17
Certificate	56
Total	541

As the number of teaching professionals is decreasing in Illinois state, the number of students graduating from the 91 accredited teaching schools in Illinois state is increasing. In 2006 there were 8,926 teaching graduates from teaching courses in Illinois and in 2010 there were 10,086 graduates.

Thus there was a 13% percent increase in the number of teaching school degree or certificate graduates in Illinois. 48% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in teaching.

Teaching Faculty Salaries in Illinois

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