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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

55 Colleges
$25,118 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,143 Avg Salary

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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.

The Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 55 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Teaching English or French Schools

#1

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL
$12,824 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named College of Lake County the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for teaching English or French students. Located in the large suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college 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. English or French majors at College of Lake County take out an average of $14,845 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

The excellent programs at Olivet Nazarene University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching English or French schools in the Great Lakes Region . Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

Olivet Nazarene undergraduate students pay an average of $37,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI
$31,080 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Spring Arbor University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching English or French schools in the Great Lakes Region . Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spring Arbor are $31,080 per year.

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#4

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Huntington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Huntington.

Huntington undergraduate students pay an average of $28,192 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Huntington also did well on our Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Saint Francis are $35,000 per year.

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

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#6

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

Valparaiso University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Valpo are $44,796 per year.

Valpo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#7

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
$34,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $34,310 per year.

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#8

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,732 Average Tuition & Fees

Youngstown State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Youngstown State University are $9,732 a year.

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$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.

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#10

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH
$30,090 Average Tuition & Fees

Muskingum University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teaching English or French programs. Located in the distant town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Muskingum undergraduate students pay an average of $30,090 in tuition and fees each 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 Great Lakes region.

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 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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