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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$14,776 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,348 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree 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.

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 Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Teaching English or French

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for teaching English or French students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Teaching English or French at Concordia University, Chicago Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern Illinois University are $9,428 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.

UIUC also made our Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dominican U are $20,413 per year.

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#5

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Xavier University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SXU are $15,450 per year.

Full Teaching English or French at Saint Xavier University Report

With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Carbondale 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 small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Teaching English or French at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

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 master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wheaton College Illinois are $18,096 per 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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