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 Michigan University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in teaching English as a second or foreign language, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at WMU paid an average of $1,268 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $682 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,360 | $30,432 |
| Fees | $923 | $923 |
WMU 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 WMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 93.1% of the teaching English as a second or foreign language students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 3.4% of the teaching English as a second or foreign language master’s degrees at WMU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.