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2023 Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools

187 Colleges
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Finding the Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 5,791 teaching English or French students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

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The Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 187 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Teaching English or French

Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the best school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 187 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. TCNJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ewing.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Northern Iowa is a great place for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Bank Street College of Education ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Bank Street College of Education is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#10

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

With a ranking of #10, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

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#11

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

Molloy College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Located in the suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#12

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#13

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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#15

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

Huntington University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Huntington.

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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The City College of New York landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

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#18

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Carthage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

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#19

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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With a ranking of #21, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#22

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #22, Dominican University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a large student population.

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#24

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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#25

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Rest of the Top Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools

#26

American University

Washington, DC
#27

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
#28

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Teaching English or French students that almost earned our Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
29 Pace University - New York New York, NY
30 University of Georgia Athens, GA
31 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
32 Boston University Boston, MA
33 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
34 Fordham University Bronx, NY
35 Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA
36 Queens College Queens, NY
37 Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA

Teaching English or French by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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