Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas programs in Illinois
16 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Illinois
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Illinois earn a median of $75,320 a year across 61,520 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $79,990 | 44,670 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $76,110 | 24,770 |
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | $46,800 | 19,830 |
| Coaches and Scouts | $49,120 | 8,840 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $92,860 | 7,740 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Danville Area Community College Danville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| DePaul University Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Highland Community College Freeport | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Kankakee Community College Kankakee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Millikin University Decatur | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park Tinley Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Spoon River College Canton | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| VanderCook College of Music Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.