by our College Data Analytics TeamTeaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor is a concentration offered under the teaching English or French major at Western Governors University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in teaching English as a second or foreign language, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Fees | $290 | $290 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. WGU does offer online classes in its teaching English as a second or foreign language master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WGU Online Learning page.
About 91.6% of the students who received their Master’s in teaching English as a second or foreign language in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.5%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language at WGU in 2019-2020, 19.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 277 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 41 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.