Elementary education was the top major among Illinois State University graduates in May, with 226 students earning their bachelor’s degree. A total of 347 bachelor’s degrees and 37 master’s degrees were awarded in the School of Teaching and Learning.
The University granted 2,900 baccalaureate degrees and 639 graduate degrees. The youngest graduate was 19, the oldest, 65. Thirty-six states were represented, with 300 international graduates. The graduate who traveled the farthest was from Malaysia.
Here are the statistics from the School of teaching and Learning:
Undergraduate degrees
347 Bachelor of Science in Education degrees
226 Elementary Education majors
77 Early Childhood Education majors
31 Middle Level Education majors
13 Elementary Bilingual/Bicultural Education majors
Honors
130 Summa Cum Laude honors (3.90-4.0 Cumulative GPA)
59 Magna Cum Laude honors (3.80-3.89 Cumulative GPA)
71 Cum Laude honors (3.65-3.79 Cumulative GPA)
Graduate degrees
14 Reading and Literacy Master of Science in Education degrees
23 Teaching and Learning Master of Science degrees