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2025 Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools

63 Colleges in the United States
3,041 Master's Degrees
$58,979 Avg Early-Career Salary
Teaching English or French is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #52 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 63 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,041 master's degrees in teaching english or french during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Teaching English or French School for Your Master's Degree

Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools The english or french master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality english or french program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for teaching english or french students working on their master's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Teaching English or French in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in teaching english or french. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

12 Top Schools for a Master's in English or French

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New York University
New York, NY
103 Annual Graduates

New York University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in teaching english or french. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in teaching english or french from New York University

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Queens College
Queens, NY

It's hard to beat Queens College if you want to pursue a master's degree in teaching english or french. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Those teaching english or french students who get their master's degree from Queens College earn $17,120 more than the standard english or french graduate.

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Hunter College
New York, NY

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in teaching english or french has to take a look at Hunter College. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.

Master's recipients from the teaching english or french degree program at Hunter College make $18,558 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT

Western Governors University is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in teaching english or french. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Master's recipients from the teaching english or french major at Western Governors University make $7,179 above the average college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in teaching english or french from Western Governors University

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in teaching english or french from Temple University

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Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Master's recipients from the teaching english or french major at The City College of New York earn $18,161 above the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a master’s in teaching english or french from The City College of New York

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Boston University
Boston, MA
15 Annual Graduates

Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a master’s in teaching english or french from Boston University

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36 Annual Graduates

UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark.More information about a master’s in teaching english or french from University of Delaware

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Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.

Teaching English or French master's degree recipients from Grand Canyon University get an earnings boost of about $4,993 over the average income of teaching english or french graduates.

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Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in teaching english or french from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Queens.

Soon after graduating, english or french master's recipients typically make about $60,823 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in teaching english or french from St John’s University - New York

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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY

Molloy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre.

Teaching English or French master's degree recipients from Molloy College receive an earnings boost of around $7,981 above the typical income of teaching english or french majors.

More information about a master’s in teaching english or french from Molloy College

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
14 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
15 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
16 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
17 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
18 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
19 SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
20 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
21 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI

Teaching English or French by Region

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Teaching English or French is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

English or French Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 3,038
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 28,813
Educational Administration 25,551
Special Education 19,631
Curriculum & Instruction 17,349
Teacher Education Subject Specific 16,456
General Education 14,076
Student Counseling 13,003
Instructional Media Design 6,792
Other Education 1,604
Educational Assessment 1,520

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