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

55 Colleges
$40,143 Avg Salary
$23,134 Avg Student Debt

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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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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

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

Top 10 Best Teaching English or French 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 degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.

English or French majors at College of Lake County take out an average of $14,845 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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Out of the 55 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for teaching English or French students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#5

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

Out of the 55 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Huntington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Huntington.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

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#7

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teaching English or French programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#9

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #9 on the list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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University of Wisconsin - River Falls ranked #10 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of River Falls.

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Best Teaching English or French Colleges by State

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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 25 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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