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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$19,979 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate School for You

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 Value 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 value basic certificate programs for English or French students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value 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 value school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of Lake County are $12,824 per year.

College of Lake County not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Michigan University is a great value for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a great value for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $17,149 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW - Eau Claire is ranked #4 for overall quality for English or French in the Great Lakes Region .

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The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching English or French schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.

UW Oshkosh undergraduate students pay an average of $15,306 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

UW - Green Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $16,091 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UWM are $21,475 a year.

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Wright State University - Main Campus 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 #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wright State University - Main Campus are $19,252 per year.

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#8

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

With a ranking of #8, Indiana State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Indiana State undergraduate students pay an average of $20,862 in tuition and fees each year.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

BGSU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 #10 on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

UW - Madison also made our Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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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 13 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to G0h4r.

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