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2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$23,076 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,348 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 276 degrees and certificates were awarded to teaching English or French students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #164 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in California to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for English or French students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the English or French master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California State University - San Bernardino to be the best value school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUSB are $8,647 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching English or French schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State LA are $8,219 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in California list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $9,286 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - East Bay is a great value for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Cal State East Bay graduate students pay an average of $8,429 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUN are $8,477 a year.

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#6

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

With a ranking of #6, Biola University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching English or French students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Biola are $12,006 a year.

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Notre Dame de Namur University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. NDNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Belmont.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NDNU are $15,894 per year.

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Azusa Pacific University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

Azusa Pacific graduate students pay an average of $16,696 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching English or French programs. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

USD graduate students pay an average of $28,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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#10

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USFCA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in California list.

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Best Value Teaching English or French Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Teaching English or French Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 34
Oregon 56
Nevada 21
Hawaii 79

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 14 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to G0h4r.

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