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2023 Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree School for You

Teaching English or French is the #52 most popular major in the country with 4,743 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 187 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Teaching English or French

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in the United States for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of New Jersey. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 187 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

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#6

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Seattle University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Bank Street College of Education landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Located in the city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#11

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

Molloy College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rockville Centre.

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#12

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.

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#13

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

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With a ranking of #14, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#15

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

Huntington University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Located in the distant town of Huntington, Huntington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Southern California ranked #16 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The City College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

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#18

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#19

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #20, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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St John’s University - New York ranked #21 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

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#22

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #23 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.

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#24

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #24, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

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#25

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #25, Western Governors University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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Rest of the Top Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools

#26

American University

Washington, DC
#27

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
#28

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
29 Pace University - New York New York, NY
30 University of Georgia Athens, GA
31 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
32 Boston University Boston, MA
33 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
34 Fordham University Bronx, NY
35 Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont, CA
36 Queens College Queens, NY
37 Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA

Teaching English or French by Region

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Middle Atlantic
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Great Lakes

Teaching English or French is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to English or French

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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