UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
total Education undergraduate students, Fall 2025
students in the Class of 2029
undergraduate students from underrepresented populations
increase in first-year student enrollment from 2024 to 2025
The Class of 2029’s first official photo together at our first-year student welcome event. This is the College’s largest first-year class since 1971.
Bachelor of Science plus licensure:
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Middle Grades Education
- Special Education
- Secondary Education: Mathematics
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science + Education:
- Secondary Education Licensure
- Learning Sciences
Secondary Education minor:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Geology
- English
- History
- Mathematics
- Physics
Bachelor of Science in Learning & Education Studies with concentrations in:
- Educational Equality & Cultural Understanding
- Educational Technology
- Inclusive Leadership & Learning in Organizations
- Workplace Training & Development
Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Professional Education
- Licensure and non-licensure pathways
Mishal Nizar
Mishal is an Early Childhood Education major from Aurora, Illinois. She has earned a place on the Dean’s List and is a James Scholar. She is president of the U. of I. Chapter of Aspiring Educators, which she helped revitalize to earn the Outstanding Emerging Chapter Award at the state and national levels. She is also a member of Epsilon Delta Professional Teaching Fraternity.
Mishal plans on becoming an early childhood educator and eventually pursuing a master’s degree in education, after which she hopes to become a professor and help guide future educators.
“
Education at Illinois truly offers the best mix of academic challenge, hands-on teaching experiences, and a community that feels like family. I chose to attend Illinois because of its strong reputation in education and the many supportive opportunities it provides for future teachers, both in the classroom and through research and community involvement.”
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
2024-25 on-campus graduate student enrollment
On-campus graduate students from underrepresented populations
On-campus graduate students from international populations
On-campus graduate students apply to one of four departments:
- Curriculum & Instruction
- Education Policy, Organization & Leadership
- Educational Psychology
- Special Education
Degrees offered:
- Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS)
- Doctor of Education
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Arts
- Master of Education
- Master of Science
Logan Pender
Logan is a master’s degree student in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership with a focus on Global Studies in Education. Building on his passion for international travel and culture, Logan has served as a graduate research assistant in the Office of International Programs. This spring, Logan was named a 2024-25 Gilman Scholarship Alumni Ambassador and he represented the program on the Illinois campus. He was also named a delegate to the Social Forum of the United Nations Human Rights Council representing the DMUN Foundation and a delegate for the 2025 Sustainable Development League World Economic & Leadership Forum.
“
At my core is a deep belief in the power of both higher education and international education. I don’t just want to study change—I want to be part of it. Education is my vehicle, and equity is my compass.”
ONLINE PROGRAMS
2024-25 online graduate student enrollment
Online graduate students from underrepresented populations
Doctoral and master’s degree programs in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership:
- Diversity & Equity in Education
- Global Studies in Education
- Human Resource Development
- Instructional Design, Technology & Organization
- Learning Design & Leadership
Master’s degree program concentrations in Curriculum & Instruction:
- Bilingual/Bi-cultural Education
- Digital Learning
- Perspectives and Practices
- Trauma-Informed Practice & Pedagogy
Endorsement programs:
- Bilingual & English as a Second Language
- Learning Design & Leadership: Technology Specialist
- Teaching Computer Science
Graduate certificates:
- Bilingual/Bi-cultural Education
- Cancer Education and Management in Underrepresented and Diverse Communities
- Community College Leadership
- Digital Learning
- Diversity & Equity in Education
- Early Intervention
- Global Studies in Education
- Human Resource Development
- Instructional Design MasterTrack Certificate®
- Instructional System Design Management & Leadership
- International Education Administration & Leadership
- Learning Design & Leadership
- Leadership & Equity
- Middle Grades Certificate
- Online Teaching in Higher Education Environments
- Trauma-Informed Education
Jess Robbins
Jess teaches fourth grade at Unity West Elementary School in Tolono, Illinois. It was during a professional development session that she first heard about trauma-informed education practices. From that moment, Jess knew it was something she was passionate about. She initially pursued a graduate certificate, but when the Trauma-Informed Practices & Pedagogy (TIPP) online Ed.M. became available from the College, she signed up immediately. The flexibility of the online degree option allowed her to keep teaching and practice her new skills in real time. This spring, Jess became the first-ever graduate of the TIPP program.
“