2023 Most Popular Colleges for Teaching English or French in Texas

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 “Most Well Attended English or French Major in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Texas, there were 84 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,235 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended English or French Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 7 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 Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas english or french students.

Top 7 Most Popular Colleges for Teaching English or French in Texas

1

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas

#20 overall quality in Texas

$43,609 Average Early-Career Earnings

$23,365 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended English or French Major in Texas. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s English or French degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Teaching English or French at UTSA

2

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas

#21 overall quality in Texas

$42,564 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,249 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended English or French Major in Texas. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 23 ’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Sam Houston State University Teaching English or French Report

3

Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, Texas

$43,524 Average Early-Career Earnings

$27,012 Average Student Debt

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended English or French Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #3 spot on the list. Our Lady of the Lake University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 4 ’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Teaching English or French at OLLU

4

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

#13 overall quality in Texas

$48,602 Average Early-Career Earnings

$21,968 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in Texas list. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read full report on Teaching English or French at The University of Texas at Arlington

4

Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Waxahachie, Texas

$36,476 Average Early-Career Earnings

$28,094 Average Student Debt

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended English or French Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waxahachie, Texas. It awarded 3 ’s English or French degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University Teaching English or French Report

6

Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, Texas

$43,608 Average Early-Career Earnings

$22,659 Average Student Debt

Dallas Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in Texas ranking. DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s English or French degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Teaching English or French at Dallas Baptist University

7

University of North Texas
Denton, Texas

#11 overall quality in Texas

$42,493 Average Early-Career Earnings

$21,869 Average Student Debt

With a ranking of #7, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English or French Major in Texas list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s English or French degrees to 1 students 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.

Full UNT 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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