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2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$31,011 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Teaching English or French is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Teaching English or French

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found Temple University to be the best value school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Pennsylvania. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Temple is ranked #5 for overall quality for English or French in Pennsylvania.

Read full report on Teaching English or French at Temple University

#2

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Messiah University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Messiah undergraduate students pay an average of $38,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Messiah also took the #1 spot in our Best Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

Full Teaching English or French at Messiah University Report

#3

Marywood University

Scranton, PA

Out of the 3 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Scranton, Marywood is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marywood are $37,284 per year.

Full Teaching English or French at Marywood University Report

Best Value Teaching English or French Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 69
New York 1,034
Maryland 73
District of Columbia 46
Delaware 32

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

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 3 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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