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Colleges offering Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

451 U.S. colleges and universities offer Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor. Together they awarded 5,444 degrees and certificates in this field in 2024-25. 125 schools offer a version that can be completed fully online. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

Most schools offering it: New York (48), Pennsylvania (33), California (23), Illinois (20), Michigan (18), Minnesota (18)

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WGU
Private nonprofit

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 492 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
210,208
Retention
65%
Programs
55
Online
BYU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 411 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Students
45,585
Retention
71%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
24,533
CampusOnlineHybrid
GCU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 212 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Students
113,257
Retention
72%
Programs
131
Awards 2024-25
29,770
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UNV
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 126 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master

Students
32,911
Retention
79%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
6,850
CampusOnlineHybrid
WMU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 108 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Students
16,744
Retention
81%
Programs
243
Awards 2024-25
4,305
CampusOnlineHybrid
AIU
Private for-profit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 92 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, PhD · Fully online

Students
4,530
Programs
36
Awards 2024-25
1,496
CampusOnlineHybrid
LU
Private nonprofit

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 89 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master · Fully online

Students
104,327
Retention
80%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
28,744
CampusOnlineHybrid
CQC
Public

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 83 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students
15,965
Retention
79%
Programs
126
Awards 2024-25
2,654
CampusOnlineHybrid
OSU
Public

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 81 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Online option

Students
37,163
Retention
88%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,485
CampusOnlineHybrid
USM
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 78 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Students
7,604
Retention
74%
Programs
139
Awards 2024-25
1,791
CampusOnlineHybrid
SNH
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 72 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
189,531
Retention
61%
Programs
74
Awards 2024-25
43,206
CampusOnlineHybrid
NYU
Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 67 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Online option

Students
56,832
Retention
96%
Programs
237
Awards 2024-25
20,211
CampusOnlineHybrid
UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 67 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
CampusOnlineHybrid
WOU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 60 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master · Online option

Students
3,722
Retention
73%
Programs
96
Awards 2024-25
1,191
CampusOnlineHybrid
ONU
Private nonprofit

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 57 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Students
3,339
Retention
71%
Programs
105
Awards 2024-25
852
CampusOnlineHybrid
WRH
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 54 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
13,988
Retention
77%
Programs
90
CampusOnlineHybrid
MU
Private nonprofit

Midland University

Fremont, NE

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 54 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Students
1,558
Retention
69%
Programs
40
Awards 2024-25
391
CampusOnlineHybrid
BC
Private nonprofit

Boricua College

New York, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 54 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Admission
Open
Students
516
Retention
86%
Programs
7
Campus
GC
Private nonprofit

Greensboro College

Greensboro, NC

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 53 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master

Students
967
Retention
66%
Programs
55
Awards 2024-25
168
CampusOnlineHybrid
SB
Public

SUNY Brockport

Brockport, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 52 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master

Students
7,482
Retention
72%
Programs
101
Awards 2024-25
2,014
CampusOnlineHybrid
GSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 51 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master, PhD · Online option

Students
34,944
Retention
80%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,848
CampusOnlineHybrid
TU
Private nonprofit

Touro University

New York, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 48 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Online option

Students
11,937
Retention
89%
Programs
74
Awards 2024-25
3,760
CampusOnlineHybrid
CCC
Public

CUNY City College

New York, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 47 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master

Students
15,544
Retention
79%
Programs
97
Awards 2024-25
2,957
CampusOnlineHybrid
CHC
Public

CUNY Hunter College

New York, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 46 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master

Students
22,538
Retention
78%
Programs
141
Awards 2024-25
5,486
CampusOnlineHybrid

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