2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended English or French Major in District of Columbia” ranking.

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 District of Columbia, there were 47 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended English or French Major in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in teaching English or French. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in teaching English or French.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Well Attended English or French Major in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia english or french students.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Teaching English or French in District of Columbia

1

American University
Washington, District of Columbia

#3 overall quality in District of Columbia

$50,575 Average Early-Career Earnings

$24,410 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s English or French degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full American University Teaching English or French Report

2

Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

#1 overall quality in District of Columbia

$69,885 Average Early-Career Earnings

$16,394 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in District of Columbia list. Georgetown University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 0 ’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Georgetown 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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