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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for teaching english or french students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 73 master's degrees in teaching english or french to qualified students.
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:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to teaching english or french students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of teaching english or french students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for teaching english or french to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized teaching english or french related body.
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.
More Ways to Rank Teaching English or French Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Teaching English or French Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Teaching English or French in Minnesota
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in teaching english or french.
Top Minnesota Schools for a Master's in English or French
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in teaching english or french needs to check out Hamline University. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.
Master's recipients from the teaching english or french degree program at Hamline University get $4,726 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Saint Cloud State University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in teaching english or french. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Saint Cloud.
Those teaching english or french students who get their master's degree from Saint Cloud State University make $4,848 more than the typical english or french graduate.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
