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

If you are interested in studying teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor, you may want to check out the program at Murray State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 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.

Murray State Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

Murray State 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 Murray 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 Murray State University.

Murray 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 Murray State awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in teaching English as a second or foreign language each year. Murray State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching English as a second or foreign language master's degree from Murray State, 67% 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 Murray 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Elementary School Teachers	19,150	$53,830
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Middle School Teachers	8,180	$54,620
Kindergarten Teachers	2,500	$54,510

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.