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Teaching English or French at Western Governors University

Teaching English or French at Western Governors University

If you plan to study teaching english or french, take a look at what Western Governors University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866.

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.

WGU Teaching English or French Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in English or French

WGU Teaching English or French Rankings

English or French Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english or french majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Teaching English or French Master’s Program

93% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of english or french master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Of the students who received a english or french master's degree from WGU, 73% 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 Western Governors University with a master's in english or french.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 48
White 266
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 33

Concentrations Within Teaching English or French

If you plan to be a english or french major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Governors University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 538

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 UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Elementary School Teachers 11,990 $59,880
High School Teachers 10,170 $59,070
Middle School Teachers 6,540 $61,880
Kindergarten Teachers 680 $48,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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