Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
908 students earn a teaching english or french as a second or foreign language credential each year across 124 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $38,002
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $32,425
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Bachelor's programs — 61 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York5$48,9231 year out$63,945—2University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa19$41,2671 year out—$26,2503Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio—$38,0021 year out—$24,5004Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia35$34,8761 year out$42,444$27,0005The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas—$25,0481 year out——6The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona3$22,2571 year out$25,954$35,3917Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, Hawaii24—1 year out——8University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico15—1 year out$31,104—9University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii14—1 year out$32,425$17,75010Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio13—1 year out——11University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin10—1 year out——12Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio9—1 year out$29,911$29,34513The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas8—1 year out——14Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San GermanSan German, Puerto Rico8—1 year out——15Inter American University of Puerto Rico-MetroSan Juan, Puerto Rico8—1 year out——16State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York7—1 year out——17Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan6—1 year out——18Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota5—1 year out——19Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, New York5—1 year out——20State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York5—1 year out——21Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BarranquitasBarranquitas, Puerto Rico5—1 year out——22Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota4—1 year out——23Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota4—1 year out——24University of Northwestern-St PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota4—1 year out——25Southwest Minnesota State UniversityMarshall, Minnesota4—1 year out——26Roberts Wesleyan UniversityRochester, New York4—1 year out——27Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York4—1 year out——28Lee UniversityCleveland, Tennessee4—1 year out——29Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AreciboArecibo, Puerto Rico4—1 year out——30Inter American University of Puerto Rico-PonceMercedita, Puerto Rico4—1 year out——31Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion, Indiana3—1 year out——32Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, Minnesota3—1 year out——33Niagara UniversityNiagara University, New York3—1 year out——34Lancaster Bible CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania3—1 year out——35Johnson UniversityKnoxville, Tennessee3—1 year out——36Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee3—1 year out——37Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-PoncePonce, Puerto Rico3—1 year out——38Hobe Sound Bible CollegeHobe Sound, Florida2—1 year out——39Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, Hawaii2—1 year out——40Bethel UniversityMishawaka, Indiana2—1 year out——41Emmaus Bible CollegeDubuque, Iowa2—1 year out——42Concordia University-Saint PaulSaint Paul, Minnesota2—1 year out——43Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, Tennessee2—1 year out——44Union UniversityJackson, Tennessee2—1 year out——45Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington2—1 year out——46Universidad Adventista de las AntillasMayaguez, Puerto Rico2—1 year out——47Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico2—1 year out——48Inter American University of Puerto Rico-FajardoFajardo, Puerto Rico2—1 year out——49Great Northern UniversitySpokane, Washington2—1 year out——50Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa, California1—1 year out——51Goshen CollegeGoshen, Indiana1—1 year out——52Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, Maryland1—1 year out——53Concordia University-NebraskaSeward, Nebraska1—1 year out——54The University of FindlayFindlay, Ohio1—1 year out——55Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, Oklahoma1—1 year out——56Cairn University-LanghorneLanghorne, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——57Maryville CollegeMaryville, Tennessee1—1 year out——58James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia1—1 year out——59Roanoke CollegeSalem, Virginia1—1 year out——60University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin1—1 year out——61Universidad Central de BayamonBayamón, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——
Associate programs — 3 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
Certificate programs — 65 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Messiah UniversityMechanicsburg, Pennsylvania15$49,3621 year out—$26,5002Augusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia6$36,3051 year out—$26,0003University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota32$23,2881 year out$45,807$19,0004Kent State University at KentKent, Ohio11$22,1491 year out$35,508$25,5005Alliant International University-San DiegoSan Diego, California145—1 year out——6Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia29—1 year out——7Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, Oregon29—1 year out——8Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts26—1 year out—$26,5499Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona25—1 year out——10Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia24—1 year out——11College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois19—1 year out——12Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon16—1 year out——13Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, Missouri13—1 year out——14University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah13—1 year out——15William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois12—1 year out——16University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin12—1 year out——17Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington10—1 year out—$15,00018University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts9—1 year out——19Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida8—1 year out——20East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina8—1 year out——21Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——22Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia8—1 year out——23Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, Louisiana7—1 year out——24Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan6—1 year out——25Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma6—1 year out——26Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington6—1 year out——27Southeastern UniversityLakeland, Florida5—1 year out——28University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota5—1 year out——29Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——30Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas4—1 year out——31Columbus State UniversityColumbus, Georgia4—1 year out——32Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana4—1 year out——33The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryLouisville, Kentucky4—1 year out——34University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio4—1 year out——35Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah4—1 year out——36University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin4—1 year out——37University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin4—1 year out——38University of Arkansas-Fort SmithFort Smith, Arkansas3—1 year out——39Front Range Community CollegeWestminster, Colorado3—1 year out——40University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan3—1 year out——41Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, Michigan3—1 year out——42Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota3—1 year out——43University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio3—1 year out——44George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon3—1 year out——45University of South AlabamaMobile, Alabama2—1 year out——46University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona2—1 year out——47Delaware State UniversityDover, Delaware2—1 year out——48Suffolk UniversityBoston, Massachusetts2—1 year out——49University of RochesterRochester, New York2—1 year out——50Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio2—1 year out——51Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, Oregon2—1 year out——52University of Wisconsin-Green BayGreen Bay, Wisconsin2—1 year out——53University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin2—1 year out——54American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia1—1 year out——55University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida1—1 year out——56Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts1—1 year out——57Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota1—1 year out——58Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire1—1 year out——59Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico1—1 year out——60Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio1—1 year out——61Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——62Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee1—1 year out——63Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas1—1 year out——64Northwest UniversityKirkland, Washington1—1 year out——65College of Business and TechnologyMiami, Florida——1 year out$28,251—
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).