by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor is the 176th most popular major in the country with 5,503 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 367 teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major” ranking looked at 85 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University of Puerto Rico. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major list. AUPR Manati is located in Manati, Puerto Rico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 85 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Hawaii landed the #2 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Hawaii is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Laie, Hawaii. It awarded 25 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Multnomah University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 85 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Fajardo landed the #3 spot on the list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Fajardo is a small school located in Fajardo, Puerto Rico that handed out 2 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 85 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluffton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bluffton University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bluffton, Ohio. It awarded 1 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major list. Mercedita, Puerto Rico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking. UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Guayama landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking. Located in Guayama, Puerto Rico, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, SUNY Cortland did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major list. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school situated in Cortland, New York. It awarded 11 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. It awarded 1 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Emmaus Bible College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major list. This small school is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Northern Iowa landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking. University of Northern Iowa is a medium-sized school located in Cedar Falls, Iowa that handed out 18 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Lancaster Bible College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major list. Lancaster Bible College is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Marshall, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major list. Located in Ponce, Puerto Rico, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking, coming in at #16. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Northwestern - St Paul ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hawaii Pacific University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma Christian University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking. Oklahoma Christian University is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Indiana Wesleyan University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking. Indiana Wesleyan University is a small school located in Marion, Indiana that handed out 6 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major list. Concordia University, Nebraska is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seward, Nebraska. It awarded 8 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Augsburg University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major list. Augsburg University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It awarded 7 bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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