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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$20,570 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,017 Avg Salary

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

With 5,791 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teaching English or French is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teaching English or French

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Canyon University the best value school in the Southwest Region for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.

SHSU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching English or French schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi graduate students pay an average of $15,995 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, OSU is ranked #2 for overall quality for English or French in the Southwest Region .

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Northern Arizona University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NAU are $20,125 a year.

NAU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate teaching English or French programs. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 a year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UTSA graduate students pay an average of $27,560 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNM are $20,487 per year.

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Best Teaching English or French Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching English or French colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 295
Texas 84
New Mexico 4
Oklahoma 56

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 9 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).
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