Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of teaching english or french as a second or foreign language graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 41 colleges. National median: $62,593, rising to $63,611 after four years.

#CollegeStateEarnings after 1 yrAfter 4 yrsMedian debt
1CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$87,091$96,469—
2Mercy UniversityNY$83,830$81,625$41,000
3College of Staten Island CUNYNY$83,446$86,896—
4CUNY City CollegeNY$79,626$85,112—
5CUNY Queens CollegeNY$79,526$87,317$24,000
6CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$78,802$84,459$29,940
7Touro UniversityNY$78,176$85,537$27,333
8University of Saint JosephCT$76,807——
9Boricua CollegeNY$76,250—$15,160
10Stony Brook UniversityNY$70,796$77,223$20,500
11The College of New JerseyNJ$70,347$63,611—
12Molloy UniversityNY$68,324$84,750—
13Dominican UniversityIL$67,707——
14Holy Family UniversityPA$67,593$69,815—
15Western Governors UniversityUT$67,436$72,564$9,914
16State University of New York at New PaltzNY$67,113——
17St. John's University-New YorkNY$66,907$79,488—
18Grand Canyon UniversityAZ$63,398$69,839$19,630
19Framingham State UniversityMA$63,397$66,234—
20Hofstra UniversityNY$63,151$77,170—
21University of Rhode IslandRI$62,593$78,288—
22Wilkes UniversityPA$62,352$69,069—
23Sam Houston State UniversityTX$62,010$52,024—
24University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyMD$60,811$70,816—
25Western Michigan UniversityMI$59,503——
26Saint Cloud State UniversityMN$55,552$54,550—
27Hamline UniversityMN$55,382$62,193—
28University of Central OklahomaOK$55,182——
29University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$54,717$56,607—
30Trevecca Nazarene UniversityTN$54,305$56,423—
31Webster UniversityMO$53,405$62,080—
32University of Southern CaliforniaCA$52,563$55,041$73,981
33SUNY at FredoniaNY$51,724$55,315$20,500
34Carson-Newman UniversityTN$51,299$51,940—
35Arkansas Tech UniversityAR$49,910$54,368—
36Liberty UniversityVA$49,884—$20,500
37University of Southern MaineME$49,036—$18,792
38Cambridge CollegeMA$41,189—$13,628
39Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ$33,802$48,237$29,879
40Arizona State University Digital ImmersionAZ$33,802$48,237$29,879
41Wheaton CollegeIL$32,181——

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do teaching english or french as a second or foreign language graduates earn?

The median college reports $62,593 in earnings one year after a master's degree in teaching english or french as a second or foreign language and $63,611 four years after. The highest is $87,091 at CUNY Lehman College.

How much student debt do teaching english or french as a second or foreign language graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $23,614 at the typical college.