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2023 Best Teaching English or French Schools in California

16 Colleges
$38,042 Avg Salary
$32,041 Avg Student Debt

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Out of the majors we analyze each year, teaching English or French was ranked 10th in California. In fact, 276 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Teaching English or French Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Teaching English or French Schools in California

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Top 10 Best Teaching English or French Schools

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a degree in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the # 2 spot on the list. CSUSB is a large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Notre Dame de Namur University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Belmont, NDNU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pepperdine University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching English or French Schools in California list. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#7

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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California State University - East Bay landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teaching English or French programs. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

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Alliant International University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teaching English or French programs. Located in the city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Teaching English or French Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 34
Oregon 56
Nevada 21
Hawaii 79

Teaching English or French is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

English or French Concentrations

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 16 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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