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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 25–48 of 451 schools

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
USC
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 41 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
CampusOnlineHybrid
SUN
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 41 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master · Fully online

Students
6,938
Retention
81%
Programs
78
Awards 2024-25
1,981
CampusOnlineHybrid
UAB
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 40 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Online option

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

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

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

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

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

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

Students
2,565
Retention
78%
Programs
73
Awards 2024-25
783
CampusOnlineHybrid
SBU
Public

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 34 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students
26,689
Retention
90%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
7,857
CampusOnlineHybrid
BSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 34 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master

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

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 33 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
24,412
Retention
92%
Programs
219
Awards 2024-25
6,438
CampusOnlineHybrid
LU
Private nonprofit

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 33 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master

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

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

Students
13,906
Retention
85%
Programs
117
Awards 2024-25
4,019
CampusOnlineHybrid
GC
Private nonprofit

Goshen College

Goshen, IN

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 31 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor · Online option

Students
847
Retention
80%
Programs
54
Awards 2024-25
259
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
UMC
Public

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

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
TCC
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 27 graduates in 2024-25
Master, PhD · Online option

Students
4,401
Programs
66
Awards 2024-25
2,109
CampusOnlineHybrid
UMS
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 27 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
3,774
Retention
73%
Programs
39
Awards 2024-25
1,480
CampusOnlineHybrid
ASU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 26 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
72,994
Retention
100%
Programs
174
Awards 2024-25
18,059
Online
UHM
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 26 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students
20,028
Retention
81%
Programs
134
Awards 2024-25
4,836
CampusOnlineHybrid
SJU
Private nonprofit

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 26 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Online option

Students
19,389
Retention
79%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
3,543
CampusOnlineHybrid
PSU
Public

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

Students
19,951
Retention
76%
Programs
198
Awards 2024-25
5,535
CampusOnlineHybrid
MU
Private nonprofit

Mercy University

Dobbs Ferry, NY

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

Students
8,991
Retention
76%
Programs
75
Awards 2024-25
2,060
CampusOnlineHybrid

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