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

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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.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Southeast 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for English or French majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Lipscomb University to be the most popular school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

About 79% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 21% are male.

Full Teaching English or French at Lipscomb University Report

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 47 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching English or French schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large 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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#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Henderson State University is a great place for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

Women make up 96% of the English or French majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great place for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 12% are male.

Full Teaching English or French at University of Alabama at Birmingham Report

University of Central Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching English or French programs. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Georgia State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

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

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#8

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

College of Charleston ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#9

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate teaching English or French programs. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#10

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

With a ranking of #10, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

Of the 7 students majoring in English or French at FAU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Teaching English or French at Florida Atlantic University Report

Best Teaching English or French Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching English or French schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 29
Tennessee 146
North Carolina 82
Georgia 59
Florida 93
Virginia 127
West Virginia 0
South Carolina 23
Arkansas 140
Louisiana 5
Mississippi 2
Alabama 73

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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