by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Teaching English or French is the 140th most popular major in the country with 5,791 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Massachusetts, there were 177 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,758 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 137 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,084 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts” 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree english or french students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 35 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cambridge College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts. Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts list. Located in Wenham, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s English or French students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merrimack College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts list. Located in North Andover, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s English or French students in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English or French degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Bridgewater State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts ranking. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school situated in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts ranking, coming in at #7. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English or French degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Teaching English or French at Boston University
Bay Path University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts list. Longmeadow, Massachusetts 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 2 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%.
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Lesley University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts ranking. Lesley University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Simmons University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in Massachusetts list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English or French degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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