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2024 Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region

27 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
510 English or French Degrees Awarded
$40,143 Avg Early-Career Salary
Teaching English or French is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #140 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 27 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 510 degrees in teaching english or french during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Teaching English or French School

Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region The english or french program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Teaching English or French rankings. For our Best Overall Teaching English or French School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in English or French
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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 Best Teaching English or French Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Teaching English or French in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the english or french degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in English or French

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
21.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in teaching english or french has to check out University of Wisconsin - River Falls. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of River Falls. A Best Colleges rank of #467 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - River Falls is a great university overall.

There were about 19 teaching english or french students who graduated with this degree at UW - River Falls in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN

It is hard to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you wish to pursue a degree in teaching english or french. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 teaching english or french students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI

Michigan State University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in teaching english or french. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were about 8 teaching english or french students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL

Any student who is interested in teaching english or french has to look into University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 teaching english or french students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$45,742 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #170 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Concordia University, Chicago is a great university overall.

There were about 15 teaching english or french students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Chicago in the most recent data year. Those teaching english or french students who get their degree from Concordia University, Chicago receive $5,599 more than the typical english or french student.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN

IWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Marion. A Best Colleges rank of #504 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.

There were about 5 teaching english or french students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI

WMU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 teaching english or french students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

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8

Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wheaton College Illinois is a great college overall.

There were approximately 26 teaching english or french students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the english or french program earn about $21,846 for their early career.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
44 English or French Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 44 teaching english or french students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
66.7% Growth in Graduates

UW Oshkosh is a large public university located in the city of Oshkosh. This university ranks 24th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 6 teaching english or french students who graduated with this degree at UW Oshkosh in the most recent data year.

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Best Teaching English or French Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching english or french colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 99
Ohio 314 66
Illinois 304 94
Indiana 294 21
Wisconsin 273 25

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

English or French Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 508
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language, Other 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 14,087
Teacher Education Subject Specific 7,501
Educational Administration 6,938
Special Education 6,264
General Education 3,130
Curriculum & Instruction 2,820
Student Counseling 1,315
Instructional Media Design 1,004
Multilingual Education 501
Other Education 494

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