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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools

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$64,017 Avg Salary

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 Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Our analysis found Midland University to be the most popular school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Midland U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Fremont.

About 95% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 5% are male.

Full Teaching English or French at Midland University Report

#2

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 57 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 55 students majoring in English or French at WGU, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Arkansas 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 city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 85% of the English or French majors at the school.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 57 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 57 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 89% of the English or French majors at the school.

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#6

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Olivet Nazarene University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

Of the 32 students majoring in English or French at Olivet Nazarene, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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

Of the 30 students majoring in English or French at GWU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore County came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in English or French at UMBC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Georgia State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate teaching English or French programs. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Women make up 95% of the English or French majors at the school.

Full Teaching English or French at Georgia State University Report

#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in English or French at KU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Teaching English or French at University of Kansas Report

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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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