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

87 Colleges
$34,605 Avg Salary
$21,497 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.

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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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 87 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for English or French majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia State University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for teaching English or French students. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#2

Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Greensboro College is a great place for teaching English or French students. Greensboro College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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Out of the 87 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for teaching English or French students. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

On average, English or French graduates from Liberty University take out $21,497 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Henderson State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #6 on the list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

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#7

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Russellville, ATU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

With a ranking of #8, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#11

Stratford University

Fairfax, VA

Stratford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#12

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, TN

Carson - Newman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #12 on the list. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jefferson City.

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#13

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

With a ranking of #13, Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland.

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#13

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Regent University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #13 on the list. Regent is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Teaching English or French students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
15 College of Charleston Charleston, SC
15 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
17 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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