Best Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other programs in Illinois, ranked by enrollment
All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed.
21 schools in Illinois run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,036 people a year. The job pays a median of $63,470 in Illinois across about 1,700 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Illinois that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
6 programs in Illinois that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Illinois (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Illinois page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 45.0102In Illinois → | 599 | 57.8% | 4 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 2 | CIP 45.0101In Illinois → | 260 | 25.1% | 6 | $35,590 | $24,095 |
| 3 | CIP 30.2001In Illinois → | 111 | 10.7% | 11 | $32,906 | $21,966 |
| 4 | CIP 45.9999In Illinois → | 37 | 3.6% | 4 | $36,279 | $25,312 |
| 5 | CIP 13.0607In Illinois → | 21 | 2.0% | 4 | $33,086 | $26,000 |
| 6 | CIP 45.1201In Illinois → | 8 | 0.8% | 3 | $40,294 | $21,775 |
Top 21 schools in Illinois
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 3 of the 21 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 845 | Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | — | 96% | $13,333 | 4% |
| 2 | DePaul University Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 46 | International/Globalization Studies | $41,636 | 68% | $28,141 | 76% |
| 3 | Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 29 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 73% | $33,454 | 82% |
| 4 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs | 24 | Social Sciences, General | — | 95% | $14,799 | 8% |
| 5 | North Central College Naperville, IL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 23 | Social Sciences, General | — | 64% | $20,052 | 77% |
| 6 | University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Champaign, IL Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | International/Globalization Studies | $30,438 | 85% | — | 42% |
| 7 | National Louis University Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Learning Sciences | — | 30% | $18,904 | 95% |
| 8 | Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL Public · 2 feeder programs | 10 | Social Sciences, Other | — | 22% | — | 75% |
| 9 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 57% | — | 97% |
| 10 | Wheaton College Wheaton, IL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Urban Studies/Affairs | — | 85% | $23,461 | 87% |
| 11 | Governors State University University Park, IL Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Social Sciences, General | — | 22% | — | 48% |
| 12 | Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 3 | Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | — | 75% | $19,899 | 55% |
| 13 | Western Illinois University Macomb, IL Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Learning Sciences | — | 45% | — | 71% |
| 14 | Benedictine University Lisle, IL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Social Sciences, Other | $42,023 | 50% | $23,570 | 95% |
| 15 | Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 2 | Urban Studies/Affairs | — | 70% | $20,794 | 74% |
| 16 | Illinois College Jacksonville, IL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 64% | $15,786 | 78% |
| 17 | Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 75% | $26,849 | 39% |
| 18 | McKendree University Lebanon, IL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Social Sciences, General | — | 53% | $23,994 | 72% |
| 19 | Roosevelt University Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Social Sciences, General | — | 35% | $21,085 | 97% |
| 20 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Learning Sciences | — | 62% | — | 77% |
| 21 | University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | International/Globalization Studies | — | 53% | — | 86% |
All 21 schools in Illinois
Every school in Illinois with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | Chicago | Private not-for-profit | 845 | 3 |
| DePaul University | Chicago | Private not-for-profit | 46 | 2 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago | Private not-for-profit | 29 | 2 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | Private not-for-profit | 24 | 5 |
| North Central College | Naperville | Private not-for-profit | 23 | 2 |
| University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign | Champaign | Public | 20 | 1 |
| National Louis University | Chicago | Private not-for-profit | 11 | 1 |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Chicago | Public | 10 | 2 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville | Public | 5 | 1 |
| Wheaton College | Wheaton | Private not-for-profit | 4 | 1 |
| Governors State University | University Park | Public | 3 | 1 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Chicago | Private not-for-profit | 3 | 2 |
| Western Illinois University | Macomb | Public | 3 | 1 |
| Benedictine University | Lisle | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
| Elmhurst University | Elmhurst | Private not-for-profit | 2 | 1 |
What social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Illinois
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $72,990. Illinois pays below the national figure.
Concentrated here: Illinois employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in Illinois
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other page.
How to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Illinois
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 17 majors mapped to Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 04.0301City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
- 04.1001Real Estate Development
- 13.0607Learning Sciences
- 19.1001Work and Family Studies
- 30.2001International/Globalization Studies
- 30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies
- 30.2701Human Biology
- 30.4201Geoarcheaology
- 45.0101Social Sciences, General
- 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
- 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
- 45.0199Social Sciences, Other
- 45.1103Rural Sociology
- 45.1199Sociology, Other
- 45.1201Urban Studies/Affairs
- 45.9999Social Sciences, Other
- 51.3204Medical/Health Humanities
Common questions
Answers for people weighing social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other programs in Illinois.
What degree do you need to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods, which awarded 599 degrees in Illinois in 2024-25, 57.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Social Sciences, International/Globalization Studies, Social Sciences, Educational Assessment, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 1,036 people a year in Illinois.
How much do social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Illinois?+
The median is $63,470 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 13.0% below the U.S. median of $72,990. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Illinois?+
21 institutions in Illinois reported graduates from at least one of the 6 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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