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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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Showing 361–384 of 451 schools

UM
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Online option

Students
7,968
Retention
64%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
2,055
CampusOnlineHybrid
NMU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
7,409
Retention
78%
Programs
150
Awards 2024-25
1,885
CampusOnlineHybrid
SU
Private nonprofit

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate, Master

Students
7,189
Retention
84%
Programs
147
Awards 2024-25
2,279
CampusOnlineHybrid
FSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Fully online

Students
7,107
Retention
75%
Programs
48
Awards 2024-25
1,561
CampusOnlineHybrid
LU
Private nonprofit

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Master

Students
6,826
Retention
66%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
1,689
CampusOnlineHybrid
SVS
Public

Saginaw Valley State University

University Center, MI

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
6,822
Retention
78%
Programs
102
Awards 2024-25
1,492
CampusOnlineHybrid
MSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Bachelor

Students
6,660
Retention
68%
Programs
86
Awards 2024-25
1,648
CampusOnlineHybrid
SU
Private nonprofit

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
6,356
Retention
75%
Programs
71
Awards 2024-25
2,002
CampusOnlineHybrid
MSU
Public

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Fully online

Students
6,241
Retention
68%
Programs
52
Awards 2024-25
1,225
CampusOnlineHybrid
CUP
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate, Bachelor · Fully online

Students
6,003
Retention
67%
Programs
72
Awards 2024-25
2,286
CampusOnlineHybrid
FSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
5,892
Retention
69%
Programs
89
Awards 2024-25
1,839
CampusOnlineHybrid
SUP
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Fully online

Students
5,161
Retention
77%
Programs
87
Awards 2024-25
1,127
CampusOnlineHybrid
SOU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
5,113
Retention
68%
Programs
91
Awards 2024-25
879
CampusOnlineHybrid
USC
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
4,916
Retention
70%
Programs
58
Awards 2024-25
1,136
CampusOnlineHybrid
WSU
Public

Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem, NC

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Fully online

Students
4,782
Retention
77%
Programs
45
Awards 2024-25
1,091
CampusOnlineHybrid
RU
Private nonprofit

Regis University

Denver, CO

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Online option

Students
4,605
Retention
71%
Programs
95
Awards 2024-25
1,280
CampusOnlineHybrid
NCC
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Associate

Admission
Open
Students
4,547
Retention
64%
Programs
111
CampusOnlineHybrid
SFC
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
4,469
Retention
59%
Programs
106
CampusOnlineHybrid
SU
Private nonprofit

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
4,454
Retention
82%
Programs
115
Awards 2024-25
1,331
CampusOnlineHybrid
WCS
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
4,169
Retention
73%
Programs
63
Awards 2024-25
947
CampusOnlineHybrid
MCU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate

Students
4,164
Retention
78%
Programs
109
Awards 2024-25
1,104
CampusOnlineHybrid
DBU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Students
4,124
Retention
64%
Programs
100
Awards 2024-25
1,079
CampusOnlineHybrid
UIU
Private nonprofit

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Bachelor

Students
3,941
Retention
68%
Programs
65
Awards 2024-25
1,018
CampusOnlineHybrid

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