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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Schools

70 Colleges
$46,917 Avg Salary
$20,920 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 5,791 teaching English or French students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online English or French programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Alliant International University the most popular online school in the United States for teaching English or French students. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Full Teaching English or French at Alliant International University Report

#2

Midland University

Fremont, NE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Midland University is a great place for teaching English or French students pursuing an online degree. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fremont.

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#3

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent online programs at Western Governors University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching English or French schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Schools list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Teaching English or French at University of Arkansas Report

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Teaching English or French at George Mason University Report

#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

The excellent online programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching English or French schools in the United States. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Teaching English or French at Hamline University Report

#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Schools list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, English or French graduates from Liberty University carry an average student debtload of $21,497.

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#8

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Schools ranking. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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George Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best teaching English or French programs. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Stratford University Fairfax, VA
12 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
12 The University of Arizona Global Campus San Diego, CA
14 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS

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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

Majors Similar to English or French

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 26 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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