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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

Graduates of CUNY Queens College's bachelor's program in Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language earn a median $58,858 one year after graduating, rising to $108,001 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 44% above the national median of $55,150 for this field, ranking 1st of 11 reporting programs.

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

State University of New York at Stony Brook
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at CUNY Queens College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$106,654 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$101,982 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$98,849 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$98,446 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$96,689 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Master's)
$91,851 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$91,355 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$86,622 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$86,367 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$85,137 · 5 yrs out

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