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Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

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

With 140 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teaching English or French is the #141 most popular major in Illinois.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor 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. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for English or French students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Olivet Nazarene are $12,190 per year.

Olivet Nazarene not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Saint Francis are $13,839 per year.

University of Saint Francis also made our Best Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

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

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching English or French schools in Illinois. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WIU are $12,182 per year.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Wheaton College Illinois graduate students pay an average of $18,096 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 121
Ohio 92
Indiana 31
Wisconsin 28

One of 14 majors within the area of study, teaching English or French has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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