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United States: 158 SORT: State City Program Name Hit No State City Program * Name Hit 1 Texas Austin CoE/C&I/M,D University of Texas at Austin 2066 2 California Los Angeles 1.CoLA/ESL&AL/M,D 2.CoE/ESL&AL/D University of California, Los Angeles 1910 3 Arizona Tempe 1.CoE/C&I/M,D 2.CoLA/Eng/M Arizona State University 1858 4 Ohio Columbus CoE/Oth/M,D Ohio State University 1810 5 Illinois Urbana 1.CoLA/Lin/D 2.CoLA/ESL&AL/M University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1648 6 Wisconsin Madison 1.CoLA/ESL&AL/M,D 2.CoLA/Eng/M,D University of Wisconsin-Madison 1565 7 Michigan East Lansing CoLA/Eng/M,D Michigan State University 1451 8 New York Buffalo CoE/C&I/M,D State University of New York at Buffalo 1407 9 Indiana Bloomington CoLA/Lin/M,D Indiana University Bloomington 1348 10 New York New York CoE/C&I/M,D New York University 1332 11 California Los Angeles CoE/Oth/M California State University, Los Angeles 1317 12 California San Francisco CoLA/Eng/M San Francisco State University 1273 13 Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1.CoLA/Lin/M,D 2.CoE/Lg/M University of Pennsylvania 1195 14 New York New York 1.CoE/Oth/M,D 2.CoE/Oth/M,D Teachers College of Columbia University 1151 15 District of Columbia Washington CoLA/Lin/M,D Georgetown University 1146 16 Massachusetts Boston CoE/Oth/M Boston University 1145 17 Hawaii Honolulu CoLA/ESL&AL/M,D University of Hawaii at Manoa 1102 18 California Stanford CoE/Lg/M,D Stanford University 1054 19 District of Columbia Washington CoLA/Lg/M American University 1002 20 Illinois Normal CoLA/Eng/M Illinois State University 983 21 New York Stony Brook CoLA/Lin/M,D State University of New York at Stony Brook 983 22 Pennsylvania University Park CoLA/Oth/M Pennsylvania State University 953 23 Indiana Muncie CoLA/Eng/M,D Ball State University 935 24 Iowa Ames CoLA/Eng/M Iowa State University 932 25 Kansas Lawrence CoLA/Lin/M University of Kansas 930 26 California Los Angeles CoE/C&I/M University of Southern California 916 27 Oregon Eugene CoLA/Lin/M,D University of Oregon 910 28 Florida Gainesville CoLA/Lin/M,D University of Florida 909 29 California Fullerton CoLA/L&L/M California State University, Fullerton 894 30 New York Albany CoE/Oth/M,D State University of New York at Albany 893 31 California Sacramento CoLA/Eng/M California State University, Sacramento 886 32 Montana Missoula CoLA/Eng/M University of Montana 867 33 New York New York CoE/C&I/M Hunter College of the City University of New York 844 34 Maryland College Park CoE/C&I/M University of Maryland, College Park 843 35 California Azusa CoE/Oth/M Azusa Pacific University 840 36 Maryland Baltimore CoE/BiEdu/M University of Maryland, Baltimore County 834 37 Washington Seattle CoLA/Eng/M University of Washington 834 38 California Fresno CoLA/Lin/M California State University, Fresno 827 39 California San Bernardino CoE/Oth/M California State University, San Bernardino 819 40 Pennsylvania Indiana CoLA/Eng/M Indiana University of Pennsylvania 818 41 Arizona Tucson 1.CoLA/ESL&AL/D 2.CoLA/Eng/M University of Arizona 818 42 Georgia Athens CoE/Lg/M,D University of Georgia 816 43 South Carolina Columbia CoLA/Lin/M,D University of South Carolina 812 44 California San Jose CoLA/L&L/M San Jose State University 809 45 Oklahoma Stillwater CoLA/Eng/M,D Oklahoma State University 804 46 North Carolina Charlotte CoE/Oth/M University of North Carolina at Charlotte 789 47 California Northridge CoLA/Lin/M California State University, Northridge 786 48 New York New York CoE/C&I/M,D Fordham University 783 49 Minnesota Minneapolis CoLA/ESL&AL/M University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus 783 50 Texas Kingsville CoE/BiEdu/M Texas A&M University-Kingsville 782 51 Texas Houston 1.CoE/C&I/M,D 2.CoLA/Eng/M University of Houston 771 52 Illinois Chicago CoLA/Eng/M University of Illinois at Chicago 767 53 Arizona Flagstaff CoLA/Eng/M,D Northern Arizona University 759 54 North Carolina Greenville CoLA/Eng/M East Carolina University 754 55 Virginia Fairfax CoE/Oth/M George Mason University 752 56 California Turlock CoLA/Eng/M California State University, Stanislaus 740 57 California Monterey CoLA/Oth/M Monterey Institute of International Studies 730 58 Ohio Athens CoLA/Lin/M Ohio University 726 59 Ohio Bowling Green CoLA/Eng/M Bowling Green State University 725 60 California San Francisco CoE/Oth/M University of San Francisco 725 61 Texas Arlington 1.CoLA/Oth/M 2.CoE/Oth/M University of Texas at Arlington 725 62 Minnesota Mankato CoLA/Eng/M Minnesota State University, Mankato 723 63 Michigan Berrien Springs Inter&Un/M Andrews University 722 64 Illinois Carbondale CoLA/Lin/M Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 722 65 New York New Paltz CoE/Oth/M State University of New York at New Paltz 722 66 Washington Seattle CoE/Oth/M Seattle University 718 67 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh 1.CoLA/Lin/M,D 2.CoE/C&I/M,D University of Pittsburgh 718 68 Michigan Mount Pleasant CoLA/Eng/M Central Michigan University 711 69 California San Diego CoE/Oth/M,D United States International University 705 70 New York Flushing CoLA/Lin/M Queens College of the City University of New York 704 71 Illinois DeKalb CoLA/Eng/M,D Northern Illinois University 702 72 Oklahoma Oklahoma City CoE/Oth/M Oklahoma City University 701 73 Texas Denton CoLA/Eng/M University of North Texas 699 74 Tennessee Knoxville CoE/Lg/M,D University of Tennessee, Knoxville 697 75 California La Mirada CoE/ESL&AL/M Biola University 694 76 New York Syracuse CoLA/L&L/M Syracuse University 694 77 Florida Miami CoE/Oth/M Florida International University 692 78 Massachusetts Boston CoLA/Oth/M University of Massachusetts at Boston 692 79 Texas Denton 1.CoLA/Eng/M 2.CoE/BiEdu/M Texas Woman's University 691 80 Utah Salt Lake City CoLA/Lin/M University of Utah 689 81 Texas San Antonio Inter&Un/M University of Texas at San Antonio 687 82 Missouri Warrensburg CoLA/Eng/M Central Missouri State University 686 83 Wisconsin Milwaukee CoLA/Eng/M,D University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 686 84 New York Brooklyn CoE/C&I/M Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus 683 85 Illinois Edwardsville CoLA/Eng/M Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville 682 86 California Los Angeles CoE/Oth/M Loyola Marymount University 680 87 Colorado Fort Collins CoLA/Lg/M Colorado State University 679 88 Iowa Iowa City CoLA/Lin/M University of Iowa 678 89 Alabama Tuscaloosa CoLA/Eng/M University of Alabama 677 90 Delaware Newark 1.CoLA/Lin/M,D 2.CoE/Oth/M University of Delaware 675 91 Colorado Denver CoLA/Eng/M University of Colorado at Denver 674 92 Kentucky Murray CoLA/Eng/M Murray State University 673 93 Connecticut New Britain CoLA/Eng/M Central Connecticut State University 669 94 Ohio Dayton CoLA/Eng/M Wright State University 665 95 Utah Provo CoLA/Lin/M Brigham Young University 661 96 New York Hempstead 1.CoLA/L&L/M 2.CoE/C&I/M Hofstra University 661 97 Washington Bellevue CoE/Oth/M City University 659 98 Washington Toppenish Inter&Un/M Heritage College 659 99 New Jersey Union CoE/C&I/M Kean University 657 100 Missouri Cape Girardeau CoLA/Eng/M Southeast Missouri State University 657 101 New York Brookville CoE/C&I/M Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus 654 102 New Jersey Madison CoE/Oth/M Fairleigh Dickinson University 653 103 New York Jamaica CoE/Oth/M,D St. John's University, New York 649 104 Washington Ellensburg CoLA/Eng/M Central Washington University 646 105 New Mexico Santa Fe CoE/Oth/M College of Santa Fe 646 106 Indiana Gary CoE/Oth/M Indiana University Northwest 646 107 New Hampshire Durham CoLA/Eng/M University of New Hampshire 646 108 California Fresno Inter&Un/M Fresno Pacific College 644 109 Arizona Phoenix CoE/Oth/M Grand Canyon University 642 110 New Jersey Upper Montclair CoLA/Lin/M Montclair State College 642 111 Minnesota St. Cloud CoLA/Eng/M St. Cloud State University 642 112 Washington Cheney CoLA/Eng/M Eastern Washington University 641 113 Florida Tampa CoLA/Lg&Lin/M,D University of South Florida 637 114 Texas Edinburg CoLA/Eng/M University of Texas-Pan American 635 115 District of Columbia Washington CoE/Oth/M Catholic University of American 634 116 Michigan Ypsilanti CoLA/Lg/M Eastern Michigan University 632 117 Vermont Colchester Inter&Un/M Saint Michael's College 632 118 Washington Seattle CoLA/Oth/M Seattle Pacific University 631 119 New York Rochester CoE/C&I/M University of Rochester 631 120 New York Rochester CoE/Oth/M Nazareth College of Rochester 628 121 Pennsylvania West Chester CoLA/Oth/M West Chester University of Pennsylvania 626 122 Illinois Wheaton Inter&Un/M Wheaton College, Illinois 625 123 Texas Brownsville CoE/Oth/M University of Texas at Brownsville 623 124 New Jersey Ewing CoE/Lg/M College of New Jersey 620 125 Tennessee Jefferson City CoE/Oth/M Carson-Newman College 619 126 West Virginia Morgantown CoLA/Lg/M West Virginia University 618 127 Kentucky Bowling Green CoLA/Eng/M Western Kentucky University 616 128 Massachusetts Quincy CoE/Oth/M Eastern Nazarene College 615 129 Oregon Portland CoLA/ESL&AL/M Portland State University 615 130 Virginia Arlington CoE/Oth/M Marymount University 612 131 Florida Orlando Inter&Un/M University of Central Florida 611 132 New Jersey Wayne CoE/Oth/M William Paterson College 611 133 Colorado Boulder CoLA/Lin/M University of Colorado at Boulder 608 134 Arizona Prescott Inter&Un/M Prescott College 607 135 Florida Coral Gables CoE/C&I/M University of Miami 605 136 Illinois Evanston CoE/C&I/M National-Louis University 602 137 Texas Huntsville CoE/L&L/M Sam Houston State University 602 138 Alabama Huntsville CoLA/Eng/M University of Alabama, in Huntsville 602 139 Idaho Moscow CoLA/Eng/M University of Idaho 602 140 Connecticut Fairfield CoE/Oth/M Fairfield University 601 141 Oklahoma Tulsa CoE/Oth/M Oral Roberts University 600 142 Maryland Salisbury CoLA/Eng/M Salisbury State University 600 143 Rhode Island Providence CoE/Oth/M Rhode Island College 596 144 Vermont Brattleboro Inter&Un/M School for International Training 595 145 Massachusetts Boston CoE/Oth/M Simmons College 594 146 Mississippi University CoE/C&I/M,D University of Mississippi 594 147 Texas Lubbock CoLA/Lg/M Texas Tech University 590 148 New Jersey South Orange CoE/Oth/M Seton Hall University 589 149 Iowa Cedar Falls CoLA/Eng/M University of Northern Iowa 589 150 Maine Portland CoE/Oth/M University of Southern Maine 589 151 Texas El Paso CoLA/Lin/M University of Texas at El Paso 585 152 Florida Boca Raton CoLA/L&L/M Florida Atlantic University 581 153 Nevada Las Vegas CoE/C&I/M University of Nevada, Las Vegas 575 154 Nevada Reno Inter&Un/M University of Nevada, Reno 566 155 Mississippi Hattiesburg CoLA/Lg/M University of Southern Mississippi 554 156 Washington Spokane CoE/Oth/M Whitworth College 552 157 Nebraska Wayne CoE/C&I/M Wayne State College 545 158 Indiana Terre Haute CoLA/Lg&Lin/M Indiana State University 534    GUIDE for choosing a graduate program in the U.S. and Canada Petersons' Kaplan Grad School The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Graduate School Guide Directory of Teacher Education Programs in TESOL in the United States and Canada, 2002-2004 Directory to North American Graduate Degree Programs in Applied Linguistics USNews Rankings  Categories used for classifying programs CoE: College of Education CoLA: College of Liberal Arts BiEdu: Department of Bilingual Education C&I: Department of Curriculum & Instruction Eng: Department of English EngEdu: Department of English Education ESL&AL: Department of English as a Second Language & Applied Linguistics Lg: Department of Languages Lg&Lin: Department of Languages & Linguistics Lin: Department of Linguistics Oth: Others Inter&Un: Interdisciplinary & Unspecified  Degrees used for classifying programs M: Master degree only D: Doctoral degree only M,D: Master and doctoral degrees  Back to the TOP  Back to the country page