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2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

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The Most Popular Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 master's degree.

#1

Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Greensboro College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Greensboro College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Greensboro.

Women make up 76% of the English or French majors at the school.

Full Teaching English or French at Greensboro College Report

#2

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arkansas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching English or French schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the remote town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in English or French at Liberty University, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full Teaching English or French at Liberty University Report

#5

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carson - Newman University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Jefferson City.

Women make up 71% of the English or French majors at the school.

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Georgia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Women make up 94% of the English or French majors at the school.

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#7

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

Southeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland.

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

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Trevecca Nazarene University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Located in the city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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

Full Teaching English or French at Regent University Report

#10

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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

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Best Teaching English or French Colleges by State

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to G0h4r.

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