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2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in California

16 Colleges
$64,017 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teaching English or French program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for English or French majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the most popular school in California for teaching English or French students working on their graduate certificate. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Women make up 57% of the English or French majors at the school.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching English or French schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in English or French at SDSU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in English or French at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.

Women make up 50% of the English or French majors at the school.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 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 fairly large student population.

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#5

Simpson University

Redding, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Simpson University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching English or French schools in California. Located in the city of Redding, Simpson U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Westcliff University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching English or French schools in California. Located in the city of Irvine, Westcliff University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching English or French Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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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 16 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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