Teaching English or French at San Jose State University

If you plan to study teaching English or French, take a look at what San Jose State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teaching English or French section at the bottom of this page.

San Jose State Teaching English or French Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English or French

San Jose State Teaching English or French 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.

English or French Student Demographics at San Jose State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English or French majors at San Jose State University.

San Jose State Teaching English or French Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in English or French from San Jose State. About 17% were men and 83% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in English or French each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the English or French master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a master's in English or French.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Teaching English or French

Teaching English or French majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	19

Related Majors

• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• General Education

Careers That English or French Grads May Go Into

A degree in English or French can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Elementary School Teachers	162,440	$80,100
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Middle School Teachers	46,500	$75,660
Kindergarten Teachers	11,580	$69,690

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.