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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
284 Degrees Awarded
$18,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor is the 182nd most popular major in the country with 5,707 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 438 teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 284 teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor in the Southwest Region

#1

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 167 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oral Roberts University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language students in 2019-2020.

ORU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ORU are $12,282, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 10 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489.

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#6

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Oklahoma City University is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 7 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor students list, OCU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OCU are $13,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCO are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 11 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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