Illinois State University
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Degree Overview
Check out the most popular majors and specific degrees students have earned at Illinois State University.
*Sources for school statistics and data include the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Data may vary depending on school and academic year.
* Number of people in 2019 that graduated with this degree and study level
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Online Programs
Check out the online programs offered at Illinois State University.
Accreditation Information
Specialized Institution Accreditations
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
- Didactic Program in Dietetics
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
- Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs (Student Counseling Services)
- School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
- Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Clinical doctoral program in Audiology
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
- Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels (Mennonite College of Nursing)
- Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels (Mennonite College of Nursing)
- Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels (Mennonite College of Nursing)
Council on Education for Public Health
- Public Health Programs (PHPB) ? Baccalaureate only level programs offered outside a school of public health
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
- Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools
* Source data obtained from U.S. Department of Education's Office of Post-secondary Education (OPE)
Alumni & Student Reviews
Career Preparation
What letter grade would you give your school on how well it prepares students for a career in the real world?
Based on 14 Reviews-
Alumni
Elementary Education, Class of 1999On site year long practicum student teaching
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Alumni
Sociology/ History/Education, Class of 1996It is one of the best at preparing teachers for real classroom environments.
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Alumni
Music ed, Class of 1989Teaching practice at a lab school, in-depth instrument training, outstanding Ed courses
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Alumni
Accounting, Class of 2008on site job fairs and interviews
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Alumni
Master of Science- Communication , Class of 2011Professional organizations, internship credit for courses, internship matching, hands-on learning, mentoring
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Alumni
Social Work, Class of 2002An internship required before receiving the degree.
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Alumni
Criminal Justice, Class of 2007Career Consulting, Career Center, Job Fairs
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Alumni
Accounting, Class of 2014Career fairs, opportunities to meet with representatives from different companies, and a career center where students could go to get help with their resumes, take part in mock interviews, and learn the basics for how to act in formal meetings, etc.
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Alumni
Accounting, Class of 20065 year integrated MBA program. Internship opportunities with large corporations. Low student to faculty ratio.
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Alumni
Anthropology, Class of 2014Researching skills, time management skills, critical thinking skills
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Alumni
Communication, Class of 2011A Career Center (for interviewing, resume, networking, and internship tips and help), as well as multiple keystone and professional practice courses. Additionally there are a lot of extracurricular networking opportunities hosted by the individual departments to help students identify other alums in their industry that they can meet and network with.
Students and Culture
What letter grade would you give the students/culture at your school?
Based on 14 Reviews-
Alumni
Elementary Education, Class of 1999There is a wide variety. Most there were there to party a lot. I was more interested in growing in my chosen career path.
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Alumni
Sociology/ History/Education, Class of 1996Friendly. Middle-class. Intelligent. Socially conscious.
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Alumni
BS in Physical Education, Class of 1999Large percentage of the population was from Chicago, ISU is in the middle of the state. so it has lots of rural area. Locals have gotten better at accepting the student population
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Alumni
Music ed, Class of 1989campus emptied out on weekends. Not a great deal of diversity back then. But very friendly and energetic/vibrant.
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Alumni
Master of Science- Communication , Class of 2011Large population of caucasian, upper middle class, suburban roots, but with good opportunities for diversity inclusion. "party school with a purpose"- ISU students work hard and play hard.
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Alumni
BS, Accounting, Class of 1986Oriented to working in a large city
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Alumni
Social Work, Class of 2002Most were from small towns near the university or the town the university was in. At least within my major, most were female and most were hardworking.
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Alumni
Criminal Justice, Class of 2007State school students. Heavy female student body. Open and very nice.
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Alumni
Accounting, Class of 2014This is a very vague open-ended question. The majority of students at ISU were there for either teaching or nursing. The mix was of students felt predominately white, but it certainly wasn't segregated by any means.
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Alumni
Accounting, Class of 2006Diverse student body. Not a lot of school pride.
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Alumni
Anthropology, Class of 2014A diverse group of students
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Alumni
Communication, Class of 2011Really active, diverse, educated student population. The culture is open and welcoming and very focused on providing a safe, practical, broad-based curriculum to all students regardless of background or major.
Facilities
What letter grade would you give the facilities at your school.
Based on 14 Reviews-
Alumni
BS in Physical Education, Class of 1999Not huge, added many computer areas, and computer in the classrooms. Diverse dining has come around
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Alumni
Music ed, Class of 1989Music hall was awesome. Classrooms didn't look much different from when my parents attended. Computer labs?
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Alumni
Accounting, Class of 2008about half new and state of the art, half old refitted buildings
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Alumni
Master of Science- Communication , Class of 2011Above average dining halls and dorms. Standard classrooms. Some nice state of the art labs in the communication area (social media analytics) but not sure about the "hard" sciences.
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Alumni
BS, Accounting, Class of 1986Excellent computer labs, dorms are ok
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Alumni
Social Work, Class of 2002Old. I did not live in a dorm or use dining halls - I lived in family housing (which was also quite old but has since been torn down since I graduated).
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Alumni
Accounting, Class of 2014I thought the majority of facilities were very nice.
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Alumni
Accounting, Class of 2006Good computer labs, dorms were a mix of new and old, classrooms were being upgraded almost the entire time I was there, dining halls were varied, some new, some old, some buffet style, some a la carte, but a good mix.
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Alumni
BA, Class of 1998Easy to access and plentiful
Activities and Groups
What overall letter grade would you give the activities/groups at your school?
Based on 14 Reviews-
Alumni
Elementary Education, Class of 1999There was a wide variety ....
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Alumni
Music ed, Class of 1989Concerts, sporting events, Greek stuff
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Alumni
Master of Science- Communication , Class of 2011Hanging out on the quad. LARP on the quad (unique). Tons of registered student organizations. PRIDE has large presence.
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Alumni
BS, Accounting, Class of 1986Student Nurses Organization, pub crawls, some parades
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Alumni
Social Work, Class of 2002Not sure. I was busy only attending class and raising my child.
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Alumni
Accounting, Class of 2006There was a good theatre program. Greek life was pretty popular.
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Alumni
BA, Class of 1998There were a lot of student activities.
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Alumni
Communication, Class of 2011Too many to list - there are over 350 registered student organizations on campus - in addition to the athletics programs and extracurricular activities hosted daily.
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