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2023 Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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.

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The Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for English or French majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Augusta University the best school in the Southeast Region for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Athens State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Athens, Athens State University is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great place for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a large student population.

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Columbus State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#7

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

Southeastern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate teaching English or French programs. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland.

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#8

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

With a ranking of #9, Henderson State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

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#10

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Campbellsville.

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Best Teaching English or French Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching English or French schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 29
Tennessee 146
North Carolina 82
Georgia 59
Florida 93
Virginia 127
West Virginia 0
South Carolina 23
Arkansas 140
Louisiana 5
Mississippi 2
Alabama 73

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

Majors Similar to English or French

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 12 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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