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2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

53 Colleges
$17,131 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 their degrees and certificates, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. 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.

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 to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for English or French students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 United States

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

Top 10 Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Fe Community College the best value school in the United States for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFCC are $4,995 per year.

SFCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools list.

Full Teaching English or French at Santa Fe Community College Report

#2

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Lake County is a great value for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at College of Lake County are $12,824 a year.

College of Lake County also took the #4 spot in our Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools rankings.

Full Teaching English or French at College of Lake County Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern State University is a great value for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Aberdeen, NSU is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NSU are $11,947 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NSU also did well on our Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Henderson State University is a great value for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Henderson State University are $9,768 per year.

Full Teaching English or French at Henderson State University Report

#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate teaching English or French programs. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

UW - Eau Claire undergraduate students pay an average of $17,149 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Eau Claire also did well on our Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

With a ranking of #7, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,010 in tuition and fees each year.

St. Cloud State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools list.

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#8

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools ranking. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FRCC are $15,454 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FRCC also is in the top 5% of our Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Teaching English or French at Front Range Community College Report

Western Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate teaching English or French programs. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWU are $25,930 per year.

WWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools list.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh 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. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh are $15,306 per year.

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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.

  • 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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