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2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree 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 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Western Michigan University to be the most popular school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 93% of the English or French majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 15% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 72% of the English or French majors at the school.

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#4

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Dominican University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching English or French schools in the Great Lakes Region . Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 84% of the English or French majors at the school.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching English or French schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Ohio Dominican University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching English or French students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. ODU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

About 64% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 36% are male.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching English or French students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 90% of the English or French majors at the school.

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#7

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #7, Cornerstone University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Cornerstone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

Women make up 80% of the English or French majors at the school.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in English or French at SIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Teaching English or French Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching English or French colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 29 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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