Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor at Western Governors University

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 Western Governors University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor section at the bottom of this page.

WGU 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 WGU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

WGU Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 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.

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Student Demographics at WGU

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

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

Of the 483 students who earned a master's degree in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor from WGU in 2020-2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a teaching English as a second or foreign language master's degree from WGU, 69% 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 teaching English as a second or foreign language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	333
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	85

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.