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2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

27 Colleges
$19,427 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,348 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the English or French master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools

#1

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

Our analysis found Spring Arbor University to be the best value school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor.

Spring Arbor graduate students pay an average of $8,383 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

Out of the 27 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Huntington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Huntington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Huntington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Huntington are $11,856 a year.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

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#4

Muskingum University

New Concord, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Muskingum University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of New Concord, Muskingum is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Muskingum are $10,350 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Dominican University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. ODU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

ODU graduate students pay an average of $11,790 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Teaching English or French at Ohio Dominican University Report

With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Concordia University, Ann Arbor graduate students pay an average of $12,995 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Dominican U are $20,413 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Dominican U is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching English or French programs. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.

UW - River Falls graduate students pay an average of $18,255 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#9

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 per year.

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#10

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

SXU graduate students pay an average of $15,450 in tuition and fees each 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 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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