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

What traits are you looking for in a teaching English as a second or foreign language school? To help you decide if Georgia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching English as a second or foreign language program.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 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.

Georgia State 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
• Doctorate Degree in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

Online Classes Are Available at Georgia State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Georgia State does offer online courses in teaching English as a second or foreign language for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Georgia State Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in teaching English as a second or foreign language, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State 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 Georgia State awarded 18 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

Of the students who received a teaching English as a second or foreign language master's degree from Georgia State, 61% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia State 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	2
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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Elementary School Teachers	53,940	$56,360
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Middle School Teachers	24,530	$58,190
Kindergarten Teachers	4,720	$54,080

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.