Teaching English or French at SUNY New Paltz

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

SUNY New Paltz is located in New Paltz, New York and has a total student population of 7,489.

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.

SUNY New Paltz Teaching English or French Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English or French

SUNY New Paltz 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 SUNY New Paltz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English or French majors at SUNY New Paltz.

SUNY New Paltz Teaching English or French Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Teaching English or French from SUNY New Paltz in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in English or French each year. SUNY New Paltz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English or French master's degree from SUNY New Paltz, 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 SUNY New Paltz with a master's in English or French.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 SUNY New Paltz. 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	41

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Multilingual Education
• Special Education
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 NY, the home state for SUNY New Paltz.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Kindergarten Teachers	6,120	$79,410

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 crz4mets2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.