by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 the Southwest region, there were 479 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,943 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 343 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in teaching English or French. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teaching English or French program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #1 spot on the list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s English or French degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Central Oklahoma Teaching English or French Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 206 degrees to qualified masters’s English or French 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%.
Full Grand Canyon University Teaching English or French Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City University landed the #3 spot on the list. OCU is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 4 masters’s English or French degrees 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%. 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.
Read more about Teaching English or French at Oklahoma City University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s English or French students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 27 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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Teaching English or French at Arizona State University - Skysong
Dallas Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s English or French students in 2020-2021.
Full Dallas Baptist University Teaching English or French Report
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s English or French degrees to qualified students.
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 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 University of Oklahoma
With a ranking of #8, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region list. Oral Roberts University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Oral Roberts University Teaching English or French Report
Northern Arizona University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English or French degrees to 11 students 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%.
Full Northern Arizona University Teaching English or French Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s English or French degrees 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%.
With a ranking of #11, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s English or French degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Arizona Teaching English or French Report
With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s 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%.
Read more about Teaching English or French at The University of Texas at Arlington
With a ranking of #14, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English or French Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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