Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor at American University

If you plan to study teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor, take a look at what American University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

The American University Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Rankings

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Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching English as a second or foreign language majors at American University.

The American University Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Program

The teaching English as a second or foreign language program at The American University awarded 15 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in teaching English as a second or foreign language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Elementary School Teachers	3,260	$79,480
Middle School Teachers	710	$74,410
Kindergarten Teachers	80	$54,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.