Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497.

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.

UMBC 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

Online Classes Are Available at UMBC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMBC does offer online courses in teaching English as a second or foreign language for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UMBC 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 UMBC

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of teaching English as a second or foreign language master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in teaching English as a second or foreign language each year. UMBC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching English as a second or foreign language master's degree from UMBC, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the teaching English as a second or foreign language master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in teaching English as a second or foreign language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	1
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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Elementary School Teachers	28,250	$71,060
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Middle School Teachers	12,450	$69,710
Kindergarten Teachers	2,610	$67,170

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.