Bachelor's+44% vs national median252 grads tracked
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language at CUNY Queens College
Ranked 1st of 11 bachelor's programs in Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$58,858
middle 50%: $34,421 – $76,251
Median · 5 years out
$79,337
middle 50%: $62,631 – $89,931
Median · 10 years out
$108,001
middle 50%: $85,364 – $122,505
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
CUNY Queens College graduates in teaching English or French earn $59k initially. Ten-year median earnings reach $108k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.2 yrs
≈ $5,713 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY Cortland
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
University of Northwestern- St Paul
$59,577 · 5 yrs out
Bethel University
$55,150 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
$51,400 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$48,943 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$41,469 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$36,368 · 5 yrs out
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