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

73 Colleges
$40,143 Avg Salary
$23,134 Avg Student Debt

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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 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Michigan University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for teaching English or French students. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Out of the 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet Nazarene University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bourbonnais.

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#3

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

The excellent programs at College of Lake County helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching English or French schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, English or French graduates from College of Lake County carry an average student debt load of $14,845.

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Out of the 73 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, English or French graduates from Kent State take out $28,425 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Wheaton College Illinois landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching English or French programs. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Wisconsin - River Falls came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.

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#7

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching English or French programs. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#10

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
11 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
11 Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH
14 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
14 Cornerstone University Grand Rapids, MI

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 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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