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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teaching English or French in Illinois

7 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English or French Schools for a Master's in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,744 people earned their degree in teaching English or French, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, teaching English or French graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,524 and had an average of $29,215 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 241 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,500 and $3,846 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in teaching English or French. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teaching English or French programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teaching English or French program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree english or french students.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teaching English or French in Illinois

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 28 masters’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 15 masters’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Teaching English or French Report

#3

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Wheaton College Illinois is a small school located in Wheaton, Illinois that handed out 14 masters’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree english or french students list, Wheaton College Illinois has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wheaton College Illinois Teaching English or French Report

#4

Greenville University

Greenville, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Greenville University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. This small school is located in Greenville, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree english or french students list, Greenville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Greenville are $8,082.

Full Greenville University Teaching English or French Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern Illinois University also made our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,032.

Full Northeastern Illinois University Teaching English or French Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 14 masters’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

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#7

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

Dominican University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English or French degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree english or french students list, Dominican U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University are $20,884.

Full Dominican University Teaching English or French Report

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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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