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2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools

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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.

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The Most Popular Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teaching English or French program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Alliant International University to be the most popular school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 80% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Teaching English or French at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching English or French schools in the United States. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 43 students majoring in English or French at Georgia State, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#4

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Lake County landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in English or French at College of Lake County, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Full Teaching English or French at College of Lake County Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Women make up 73% of the English or French majors at the school.

Full Teaching English or French at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#5

Stratford University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stratford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 62% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. Western Oregon State College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Monmouth.

About 96% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 4% are male.

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#8

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA

Bridgewater State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools list. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

About 90% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#8

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

With a ranking of #8, Messiah University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students working on their basic certificate. Messiah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg.

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

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#10

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teaching English or French programs. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 64% of the English or French majors at the school.

Full Teaching English or French at Suffolk University Report

#10

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

Augusta University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

Women make up 79% of the English or French majors at the school.

Read full report on Teaching English or French at Augusta University

#10

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA

Western Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching English or French students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

Women make up 64% of the English or French majors at the school.

Full Teaching English or French at Western Washington University Report

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
13 Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA
14 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
14 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL

Teaching English or French by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 28 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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