Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language at CUNY City College

New York, NY · Master's Degree · about 23 graduates a year

$77,140
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$85,112
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$65,767
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#5 of 52
Rank by pay
#5 of 52
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,917
Median federal debt

CUNY City College graduates in teaching english or french as a second or foreign language earn 29% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How CUNY City College Compares for Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language

All 52 colleges reporting teaching english or french as a second or foreign language earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY$96,469$91,819#1$78,802
2CUNY Queens College Queens, NY$87,317$83,108#2$76,099
3College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY$86,896$82,707#3$77,066
4Touro University New York, NY$85,537$81,414#4$76,615
5CUNY City College New York, NY$85,112$81,009#5$77,140
6Molloy College Rockville Centre, NY$84,750$80,664#6$66,960
7CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$84,459$80,387#7$77,537
8Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY$81,625$77,690#8$67,880
9New York University New York, NY$80,567$76,683#10—
10St. John's University-New York Queens, NY$79,488$75,656#11$60,823

Other Majors at CUNY City College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$149,434$122,866#17 of 216
Educational Administration and Supervision—$117,614—
Special Education and Teaching$94,601$76,836#4 of 280
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$90,944$78,412#1 of 7
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$86,151$73,336#14 of 285
Public Administration$81,813$57,399#97 of 243
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$81,401$57,362#15 of 29
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$79,740$75,423#15 of 380
Sustainability Studies$79,163$70,051#7 of 13
Architectural Sciences and Technology$79,051$61,110#10 of 30
Landscape Architecture$72,481—#4 of 7
Mathematics—$64,886—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering—$63,295—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$47,282—#15 of 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY City College teaching english or french as a second or foreign language graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $77,140 one year after graduating and $85,112 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY City College rank for teaching english or french as a second or foreign language?

Among 52 colleges reporting earnings for teaching english or french as a second or foreign language graduates, CUNY City College ranks #5 by median pay four years after graduation, and #5 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is teaching english or french as a second or foreign language at CUNY City College worth it?

Its graduates earn 29% more than the national median for teaching english or french as a second or foreign language ($65,767), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,917.

← All data for CUNY City College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.