2023 Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 5,791 people earned a degree or certificate in teaching English or French, making the major the #127 most popular in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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 city of New York.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The College of New Jersey is a great place for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 187 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.
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Seattle University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Seattle U is a moderately-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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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 college with a large student population.
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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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Molloy College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.
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Wilkes University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.
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With a ranking of #13, Gonzaga University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize 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 school with a very large student population.
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Huntington University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Huntington, Huntington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Southern California 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 #16 on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the 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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With a ranking of #18, Carthage College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #19, Hunter College 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 New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.
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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #20 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very 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 large city of Queens.
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Dominican University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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California State University - San Bernardino landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. CSUSB is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.
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Stony Brook University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.
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Western Governors 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 #25 on the list. WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
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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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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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Rankings in Majors Related to English or French
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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
- 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.