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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$20,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,017 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teaching English or French Graduate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the English or French graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Our analysis found Olivet Nazarene University to be the best value school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Olivet Nazarene also did well on our Best Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great value for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.

University of Saint Francis not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#4

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Valparaiso University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Valpo are $12,220 a year.

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#5

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching English or French schools in the Great Lakes Region . Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.

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Western Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.

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#7

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Indiana State graduate students pay an average of $15,562 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

UDayton graduate students pay an average of $18,140 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #10, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

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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 24 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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