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California State University - Los Angeles Master’s in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor is a concentration offered under the teaching English or French major at California State University - Los Angeles. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in teaching English as a second or foreign language, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor from Cal State LA Cost?

Cal State LA Graduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,176	$16,680
Fees	$1,043	$1,043

Does Cal State LA Offer an Online Master’s in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor?

Cal State LA does not offer an online option for its teaching English as a second or foreign language master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal State LA Online Learning page.

Cal State LA Master’s Student Diversity for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 9 students received their master’s degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 66.7% of the teaching English as a second or foreign language students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 83.5%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.2% of the teaching English as a second or foreign language master’s degrees at Cal State LA in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.