2023 Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 5,764 people earned their degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 610 teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

3 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Doctorate. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 2 doctorate’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 18,025 students enrolled at UH Manoa, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH Manoa does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Veteran Student Life Report

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Alliant International University
San Diego, California

2 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Alliant International University landed the #2 spot on the list. Alliant is located in San Diego, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees to qualified students.

Alliant also made our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 3,429 students enrolled at Alliant International University, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,477. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Alliant International University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Alliant Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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