Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor at University of Southern Maine

If you are interested in studying teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Maine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and approximately 8,022 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.

University of Southern Maine 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

University of Southern Maine 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 University of Southern Maine

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 Southern Maine.

University of Southern Maine Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 teaching English as a second or foreign language majors earned their master's degree from University of Southern Maine. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in teaching English as a second or foreign language each year. University of Southern Maine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a teaching English as a second or foreign language master's degree from University of Southern Maine, 81% 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 University of Southern Maine with a master's in teaching English as a second or foreign language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
Elementary School Teachers	5,390	$53,570
Middle School Teachers	3,390	$53,770
Kindergarten Teachers	1,120	$52,710

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 John Phelan under License

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