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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor in the Southwest Region

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Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor is the 176th most popular major in the country with 5,764 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 479 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 343 teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor. To top this list, a school must have a successful teaching English as a second or foreign language/ESL language instructor program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree teaching english as a second or foreign language/esl language instructor students.

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s 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 206 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 20 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 11 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 11 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #10, Oklahoma City University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #12, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.

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Oral Roberts University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of North Texas ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s teaching English as a second or foreign language degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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