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2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools

364 Colleges
$46,917 Avg Salary
$20,920 Avg Student Debt

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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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 364 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for 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 Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the United States for teaching English or French students. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for teaching English or French students. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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The excellent programs at The City College of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching English or French schools in the United States. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching English or French schools in the United States. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#6

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching English or French programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

Greensboro College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Greensboro, Greensboro College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #9, Lipscomb University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools ranking. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

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#12

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Midland University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools list. Located in the town of Fremont, Midland U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students. UMBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

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#14

Touro College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #14, Touro College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#15

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

Mercy College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching English or French programs. Located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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The College of New Jersey came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#17

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching English or French programs. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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St John’s University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #17 on the list. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

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#19

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

With a ranking of #19, University of Arkansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

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#20

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools ranking. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

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#20

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 #20 on the list. Located in the distant town of Arkadelphia, Henderson State University is a public school with a small student population.

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#20

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA

With a ranking of #20, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching English or French students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #23 on the list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#24

Arkansas Tech University

Russellville, AR

Arkansas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching English or French students. It came in at #24 on the list. ATU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Russellville.

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#25

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

SUNY New Paltz came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools ranking. SUNY New Paltz is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of New Paltz.

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#27

Queens College

Queens, NY
#27

Portland State University

Portland, OR
#30

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI
#30

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT
#33

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA
#34

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA
#36

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL
#38

George Washington University

Washington, DC
#38

Boston University

Boston, MA
#40

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
#40

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY
#40

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY
#43

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI
#43

Montana State University

Bozeman, MT
#43

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
#43

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
#48

Cambridge College

Boston, MA
#48

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, IL
#48

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, PA

Remaining Award Winners

This list shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 364 different United States teaching English or French schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
51 Boricua College New York, NY
54 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
54 Carson - Newman University Jefferson City, TN

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Teaching English or French Schools award.

Rank College Location
56 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
56 University of Delaware Newark, DE
56 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
59 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
60 SUNY Fredonia Fredonia, NY
60 University at Albany Albany, NY
62 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
62 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
62 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
65 Dominican University River Forest, IL
65 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
65 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
65 Regent University Virginia Beach, VA
65 Biola University La Mirada, CA
70 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
70 College of Charleston Charleston, SC
70 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS

Teaching English or French by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
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 26 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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