Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor at Western Governors University

What traits are you looking for in a teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor school? To help you decide if Western Governors University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor program.

WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 147,866.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor section at the bottom of this page.

WGU Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

Online Classes Are Available at WGU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WGU does offer online courses in teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WGU Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Rankings

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Student Demographics at WGU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor majors at Western Governors University.

WGU Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor master's degree from WGU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Governors University with a master's in teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	266
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

Related Majors

Careers That Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Western Governors University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Elementary School Teachers	11,990	$59,880
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Middle School Teachers	6,540	$61,880
Kindergarten Teachers	680	$48,320

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.