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2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$12,876 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,017 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate School for You

Teaching English or French is the #73 most popular major in Illinois with 140 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for English or French students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for English or French majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Teaching English or French

#1

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Olivet Nazarene University the best value school in Illinois for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Bourbonnais, Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Olivet Nazarene graduate students pay an average of $12,190 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Olivet Nazarene did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Francis landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Saint Francis is ranked #3 for overall quality for English or French in Illinois.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EIU are $10,640 a year.

Full Teaching English or French at Eastern Illinois University Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great value for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WIU are $12,182 a year.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

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Wheaton College Illinois came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheaton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wheaton College Illinois are $18,096 per year.

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Best Value Teaching English or French Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 114
Ohio 60
Indiana 25
Wisconsin 8

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

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 7 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).
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