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2023 Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools

187 Colleges
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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 analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the best school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 187 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large 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

The excellent master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching English or French schools in the United States. Located in the 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

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 medium-sized public school located in the city of Cedar Falls.

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#6

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large 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 college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #9, Vanderbilt 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 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a very large student population.

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#11

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY

Molloy 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 #11 on the list. Molloy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.

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#12

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre.

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#13

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#15

Huntington University

Huntington, IN

Huntington University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. 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 landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree teaching English or French programs. 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 came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

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#18

Carthage College

Kenosha, WI

Carthage College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha, Carthage is a private not-for-profit school 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 very large student population.

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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #21, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

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#22

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

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 school with a small student population.

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California State University - San Bernardino came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

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#24

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

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#25

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

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 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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Region
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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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