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

What traits are you looking for in a teaching English as a second or foreign language school? To help you decide if San Jose 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.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208.

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.

San Jose 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

San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose State University.

San Jose State Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Program

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

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

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 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

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