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2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

38 Colleges
$64,017 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Our analysis found Olivet Nazarene University to be the most popular school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

Women make up 88% of the English or French majors at the school.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 91% of the English or French majors at the school.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Of the 5 students majoring in English or French at OHIO Athens, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great place for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

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#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Eastern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching English or French students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 75% of the English or French majors at the school.

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University of St Francis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Of the 3 students majoring in English or French at Youngstown State University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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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).
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