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

315 U.S. colleges and universities offer Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor at the certificate level. 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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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
AIU
Private for-profit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 91 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Students
4,530
Programs
36
Awards 2024-25
1,496
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
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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: 65 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
210,208
Retention
65%
Programs
55
Online
WOU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 56 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Online option

Students
3,722
Retention
73%
Programs
96
Awards 2024-25
1,191
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
HSU
Public

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 45 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
2,055
Retention
62%
Programs
82
CampusOnlineHybrid
UCC
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 39 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Students
45,026
Retention
85%
Programs
305
Awards 2024-25
12,894
CampusOnlineHybrid
GSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 36 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Online option

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

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 34 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Online option

Students
16,150
Retention
89%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,217
CampusOnlineHybrid
ONU
Private nonprofit

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 33 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

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

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 32 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
11,133
Retention
64%
Programs
89
CampusOnlineHybrid
LU
Private nonprofit

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 31 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

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

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 28 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
18,838
Retention
90%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
5,537
CampusOnlineHybrid
USM
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 28 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Students
7,604
Retention
74%
Programs
139
Awards 2024-25
1,791
CampusOnlineHybrid
UMC
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 27 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
56,666
Retention
91%
Programs
276
Awards 2024-25
12,420
CampusOnlineHybrid
WSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 27 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
23,803
Retention
83%
Programs
194
Awards 2024-25
6,417
CampusOnlineHybrid
LU
Private nonprofit

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 24 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
5,017
Retention
84%
Programs
149
Awards 2024-25
1,583
CampusOnlineHybrid
BSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 23 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
9,727
Retention
75%
Programs
84
Awards 2024-25
2,206
CampusOnlineHybrid
UAB
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 22 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Online option

Students
20,905
Retention
80%
Programs
147
Awards 2024-25
6,693
CampusOnlineHybrid
RU
Private nonprofit

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 21 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
4,003
Retention
78%
Programs
110
Awards 2024-25
1,292
CampusOnlineHybrid
UG
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 20 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
CampusOnlineHybrid
IWU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 20 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
14,331
Programs
75
Awards 2024-25
4,696
CampusOnlineHybrid

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