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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.

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

Check out the English or French graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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.

Olivet Nazarene graduate students pay an average of $12,190 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Olivet Nazarene is ranked #4 for overall quality for English or French in Illinois.

Full Teaching English or French at Olivet Nazarene University Report

#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great value for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

EIU graduate students pay an average of $10,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Teaching English or French at Eastern Illinois University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching English or French students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

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Wheaton College Illinois ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school 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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