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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois

10 Ranked Colleges
94 Degrees Awarded
$33,994 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 5,791 people earned their degree in teaching English or French, making the major the 140th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, teaching English or French graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,917 and had an average of $20,920 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 181 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,624 and $14,845 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 94 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in teaching English or French. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in teaching English or French.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois

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

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Teaching English or French in Illinois

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Wheaton College Illinois
Wheaton, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wheaton College Illinois. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wheaton, Illinois. It awarded 25 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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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Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois. Dominican University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 19 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Saint Xavier University
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Xavier University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Xavier University is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.

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Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, Illinois

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s English or French students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Teaching English or French at Concordia University, Chicago

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Greenville University
Greenville, Illinois

Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Greenville, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s English or French students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Teaching English or French at Greenville

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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English or French degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

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Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, Illinois

Moody Bible Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois ranking. Moody Bible Institute is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s English or French degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Teaching English or French at Moody Bible Institute

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s English or French degrees to qualified students.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois ranking. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s English or French degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Teaching English or French at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #10. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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