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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 433–451 of 451 schools

MHU
Private nonprofit

Mars Hill University

Mars Hill, NC

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

Students
1,110
Retention
69%
Programs
48
Awards 2024-25
275
CampusOnlineHybrid
SU
Private for-profit

Salem University

Salem, WV

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

Admission
Open
Students
1,083
Retention
55%
Programs
15
CampusOnlineHybrid
NU
Private nonprofit

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

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

Students
1,053
Retention
84%
Programs
39
Awards 2024-25
308
CampusHybrid
CU
Private nonprofit

Corban University

Salem, OR

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

Students
1,029
Retention
78%
Programs
54
Awards 2024-25
279
CampusOnlineHybrid
JU
Private nonprofit

Johnson University

Knoxville, TN

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

Students
978
Retention
69%
Programs
56
Awards 2024-25
236
CampusOnlineHybrid
UAD
Private nonprofit

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

Students
939
Retention
80%
Programs
30
Awards 2024-25
172
CampusOnlineHybrid
HU
Private nonprofit

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

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

Admission
Open
Students
937
Retention
57%
Programs
44
CampusOnlineHybrid
AU
Private nonprofit

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

Students
818
Retention
83%
Programs
12
Awards 2024-25
284
CampusOnlineHybrid
RC
Private nonprofit

Rosemont College

Rosemont, PA

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

Students
781
Retention
82%
Programs
44
Awards 2024-25
134
CampusOnlineHybrid
AU
Private nonprofit

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

Students
771
Programs
15
Awards 2024-25
292
CampusOnlineHybrid
BU
Private nonprofit

Bushnell University

Eugene, OR

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

Students
761
Retention
76%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
258
CampusOnlineHybrid
UCD
Private nonprofit

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

Students
698
Retention
80%
Programs
50
Awards 2024-25
149
CampusHybrid
BU
Private nonprofit

Bluffton University

Bluffton, OH

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

Students
646
Retention
60%
Programs
46
Awards 2024-25
169
CampusOnlineHybrid
SGI
Private nonprofit

SIT Graduate Institute

Brattleboro, VT

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

Students
644
Programs
8
Awards 2024-25
41
CampusHybrid
CCC
Private nonprofit

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

Admission
Open
Students
189
Retention
69%
Programs
13
CampusOnlineHybrid
DC
Private nonprofit

Davis College

Pottersville, NY

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

Students
156
Retention
100%
Programs
2
Awards 2024-25
50
CampusOnlineHybrid
HSB
Private nonprofit

Hobe Sound Bible College

Hobe Sound, FL

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

Admission
Open
Students
152
Retention
92%
Programs
21
CampusOnlineHybrid

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