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

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 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.

NAU 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

NAU 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.

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

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

NAU Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 teaching English as a second or foreign language majors earned their master's degree from NAU. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in teaching English as a second or foreign language each year. NAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the teaching English as a second or foreign language master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Arizona 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	6
White	3
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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Elementary School Teachers	22,510	$44,430
High School Teachers	17,200	$48,610
Middle School Teachers	11,330	$43,560
Kindergarten Teachers	3,040	$44,670

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.