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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 73–96 of 451 schools

WU
Private nonprofit

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
5,381
Retention
72%
Programs
64
Awards 2024-25
1,461
CampusOnlineHybrid
WC
Private nonprofit

Wheaton College

Wheaton, IL

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 19 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master

Students
2,874
Retention
93%
Programs
60
Awards 2024-25
786
CampusOnlineHybrid
KSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Students
47,764
Retention
77%
Programs
127
Awards 2024-25
9,368
CampusOnlineHybrid
UB
Public

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master

Students
31,903
Retention
85%
Programs
292
Awards 2024-25
9,343
CampusOnlineHybrid
FAU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
31,607
Retention
84%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
9,284
CampusOnlineHybrid
MSU
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Students
15,271
Retention
80%
Programs
172
Awards 2024-25
4,108
CampusOnlineHybrid
AU
Private nonprofit

Asbury University

Wilmore, KY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 18 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
2,100
Retention
83%
Programs
71
Awards 2024-25
391
CampusOnlineHybrid
UW
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
51,044
Retention
96%
Programs
262
Awards 2024-25
19,199
CampusOnlineHybrid
UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
CampusOnlineHybrid
UNO
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
14,972
Retention
78%
Programs
104
Awards 2024-25
3,456
CampusOnlineHybrid
CSI
Public

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Students
11,033
Retention
76%
Programs
78
Awards 2024-25
2,135
CampusOnlineHybrid
ISU
Public

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Students
7,895
Retention
66%
Programs
130
Awards 2024-25
1,986
CampusOnlineHybrid
AU
Private nonprofit

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Students
7,603
Retention
83%
Programs
110
Awards 2024-25
2,229
CampusOnlineHybrid
MC
Private nonprofit

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 17 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
5,862
Retention
79%
Programs
136
Awards 2024-25
1,804
CampusOnlineHybrid
UTS
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students
35,770
Retention
80%
Programs
145
Awards 2024-25
7,979
CampusOnlineHybrid
UM
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Students
31,726
Retention
92%
Programs
201
Awards 2024-25
10,173
CampusOnlineHybrid
NSU
Private nonprofit

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
20,910
Retention
76%
Programs
159
Awards 2024-25
6,820
CampusOnlineHybrid
SMS
Public

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Master · Fully online

Students
9,501
Retention
76%
Programs
95
Awards 2024-25
2,278
CampusOnlineHybrid
MU
Private nonprofit

Molloy University

Rockville Centre, NY

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 16 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master · Fully online

Students
5,005
Retention
85%
Programs
67
Awards 2024-25
1,410
CampusOnlineHybrid
UA
Public

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 15 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Master · Fully online

Students
33,610
Retention
86%
Programs
157
Awards 2024-25
7,875
CampusOnlineHybrid
GSU
Public

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 15 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate

Students
4,397
Retention
56%
Programs
68
Awards 2024-25
1,281
CampusOnlineHybrid
BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
CampusOnlineHybrid
VU
Private nonprofit

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Master

Students
13,575
Retention
96%
Programs
181
Awards 2024-25
4,249
CampusOnlineHybrid
UNI
Public

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor: 14 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master · Online option

Students
9,278
Retention
82%
Programs
133
Awards 2024-25
2,461
CampusOnlineHybrid

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