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2023 Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2020-2021, 5,791 teaching English or French students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools

#1

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

Our analysis found College of Lake County to be the best school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the # 2 spot on the list. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching English or French schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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#9

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Teaching English or French Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching English or French colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 92
Illinois 140
Indiana 31
Michigan 121
Wisconsin 28

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teaching English or French has other similar majors worth exploring.

English or French Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 5,764
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other 27

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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