French Language and Literature

CIP Code: 16.0901

A french language and literature degree prepares graduates for careers in Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary, Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, Interpreters and translators. 373 colleges and universities offer this program.

Annual Degrees Awarded

2,001

                Colleges Offering
                373
            

                Avg. Career Salary
                $67,010
            

                Top Career Salary
                $77,010
            

French Language and Literature Salary by College

Nationally, bachelor’s graduates in this field earn a median $55,000 four years after graduating (middle half: $38,411–$73,324). Where you study it matters: across 225 colleges with reported results, pay ranges from $24,533 to $114,368.

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#	College	4 yrs after	Wage-adjusted	1 yr after	Median debt	Outcome Rating
1	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	$114,368	$124,935	$47,208	$12,000	A+
2	Villanova University Villanova, PA	$94,964	$96,579	$45,088	$27,000	A+
3	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	$93,769	$95,336	$57,858	$19,730	A+
4	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$89,275	$84,971	$33,419	$15,610	A+
5	George Washington University Washington, DC	$88,114	$77,211	—	—	A+
6	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	$85,619	$91,853	$46,030	$19,000	A+
7	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	$84,654	$80,573	$39,825	$26,137	A
8	Fordham University Bronx, NY	$83,961	$79,913	$44,073	$27,000	A+
9	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$81,802	$77,859	$53,541	$16,900	A+
10	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	$79,925	$92,519	$32,356	$20,500	A+
11	Providence College Providence, RI	$76,956	$75,794	—	—	A+
12	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$76,364	$77,663	$51,120	$23,250	A+
13	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA	$76,301	$67,191	$52,210	$26,975	A+
14	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	$75,715	$68,896	$40,818	$11,593	A+
15	Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY	$73,868	$70,307	—	—	A
16	Emory University Atlanta, GA	$72,399	$74,948	$40,019	$19,500	A+
17	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	$71,779	$65,314	—	—	A
18	Elon University Elon, NC	$71,121	$76,323	—	—	A+
19	Tufts University Medford, MA	$70,767	$62,318	$49,164	$15,200	A+
20	Clemson University Clemson, SC	$70,584	$78,267	$39,209	$24,625	A+
21	Weber State University Ogden, UT	$70,174	$66,508	$27,989	$12,500	B+
22	Georgetown University Washington, DC	$70,025	$61,360	$46,190	$17,500	A+
23	Rockhurst University Kansas City, MO	$69,747	$74,783	—	$18,938	A
24	Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$69,353	$60,865	—	—	A
25	Drew University Madison, NJ	$69,293	$60,817	$27,823	$27,000	C+
26	Auburn University Auburn, AL	$68,939	$78,252	—	—	A
27	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$68,496	$62,327	$35,635	$16,601	A
28	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	$68,077	$61,946	$27,657	—	B+
29	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	$67,904	$61,833	$38,269	$14,491	A+
30	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	$67,384	$66,366	$59,220	$23,830	B+
31	University of Redlands Redlands, CA	$67,126	$61,080	$27,731	$27,000	B+
32	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$66,841	$63,619	$32,718	$17,263	A
35	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	$66,519	$58,383	$31,335	$20,750	B+
34	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$66,519	$58,383	$31,335	$20,750	A
33	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	$66,519	$58,383	$31,335	$20,750	B+
36	University at Albany Albany, NY	$66,414	$63,212	$30,810	$20,000	B+
37	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	$65,765	$69,998	$27,578	$13,000	A+
38	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$65,380	$60,136	$26,557	$17,500	C+
39	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$65,036	$57,271	$36,776	$10,152	A+
40	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	$64,570	$69,293	$32,508	$13,379	A+
41	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$64,568	$61,195	$45,868	—	B+
42	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$64,426	$67,930	$22,803	$16,672	A+
43	University of Delaware Newark, DE	$64,350	$63,964	$36,297	$25,410	A
44	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$64,185	$61,091	$37,654	—	B
45	University of Georgia Athens, GA	$63,942	$66,193	$33,169	$20,019	A
50	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	$63,733	$57,380	$32,795	$24,125	B+
49	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	$63,733	$57,380	$32,795	$24,125	B+
48	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	$63,733	$57,380	$32,795	$24,125	B+
47	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	$63,733	$57,380	$32,795	$24,125	B+
46	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$63,733	$57,380	$32,795	$24,125	A
51	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$63,189	$59,888	$40,002	$12,500	A
52	DePauw University Greencastle, IN	$62,917	$67,498	$43,049	$27,000	A
53	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	$62,831	$63,900	$45,050	$23,250	A
54	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	$62,623	$56,983	$25,242	$14,387	B
55	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	$62,404	$70,065	—	—	B+
56	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	$62,024	$56,438	—	$19,500	A
57	Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter, MN	$62,016	$59,239	—	—	B+
58	Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA	$61,972	$63,026	$19,700	$27,000	B+
59	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	$61,801	$60,719	$38,942	$21,254	A+
60	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$61,757	$66,254	$33,307	$13,000	A
61	Iowa State University Ames, IA	$61,697	$64,898	$37,909	$24,246	B+
62	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA	$61,487	$55,949	$43,472	$23,500	A
63	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	$61,364	$63,955	—	—	B
64	University of Denver Denver, CO	$61,241	$57,272	$41,865	$21,866	B+
65	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC	$61,200	$67,861	$39,499	$25,269	A
66	Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC	$60,875	$65,328	—	—	A+
67	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	$60,797	$55,321	$29,330	$14,235	A
68	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$60,672	$61,704	$30,970	$23,852	B+
69	Clark University Worcester, MA	$60,649	$53,408	—	—	C+
70	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND	$60,352	$62,526	—	—	B+
71	Dominican University River Forest, IL	$60,311	$59,255	$29,102	$26,246	B
72	Furman University Greenville, SC	$60,280	$66,841	—	$26,955	A
73	Amherst College Amherst, MA	$60,212	$53,023	$49,322	—	A
74	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	$60,177	$54,797	$40,260	$20,500	A
75	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	$60,001	$62,013	$38,478	$20,000	B
76	Saint Michael's College Colchester, VT	$59,914	$61,537	—	—	B+
77	The University of the South Sewanee, TN	$59,821	$65,348	—	—	A
78	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	$59,315	$62,541	$35,658	$27,000	A
79	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$59,216	$56,361	—	$19,500	B+
81	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$59,193	$51,949	—	—	C+
80	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	$59,193	$51,949	$39,516	$19,742	A+
82	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	$59,088	$53,766	—	$20,000	A+
83	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA	$59,045	$60,049	$39,694	$19,000	A
84	Harding University Searcy, AR	$58,843	$69,342	—	—	B+
85	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	$58,750	$62,695	$39,220	$20,702	B
87	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA	$58,705	$53,996	$34,572	$14,019	B+
86	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$58,705	$53,996	$34,572	$14,019	A
88	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	$58,697	$59,678	$34,929	$18,947	A+
89	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	$58,565	$60,940	$35,720	$20,000	A+
90	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA	$58,349	$59,341	$23,699	$27,000	B
91	Smith College Northampton, MA	$58,304	$51,343	$35,407	$19,000	B
92	Westfield State University Westfield, MA	$58,290	$51,330	$40,405	$27,000	D
93	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	$58,235	$62,145	$27,815	$21,500	A
94	Mercer University Macon, GA	$58,127	$60,173	$26,952	$24,250	B
95	Utah State University Logan, UT	$57,992	$54,963	$30,242	$15,000	C
96	South Dakota State University Brookings, SD	$57,986	$62,416	—	—	B
97	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN	$57,886	$55,294	$31,174	$23,394	B
98	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	$57,594	$56,586	—	$17,500	B+
99	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	$57,523	$52,984	$27,312	$27,000	B
100	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	$57,143	$54,388	$35,941	$6,989	C
101	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$57,106	$57,442	$29,765	$19,216	B
102	Seattle University Seattle, WA	$57,093	$52,513	$28,082	$23,319	A
103	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	$57,004	$58,573	$33,901	$19,500	C+
104	Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO	$56,943	$61,055	—	$26,000	A
105	Whitworth University Spokane, WA	$56,795	$52,239	—	$24,500	C+
106	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA	$56,609	$49,850	—	$28,300	D
107	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$56,595	$53,867	$40,204	—	A
108	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	$56,575	$58,869	$42,722	$24,339	C+
109	University of Houston Houston, TX	$56,442	$57,385	—	$18,375	B+
110	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL	$56,282	$55,297	$35,767	$20,000	B
111	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	$56,234	$63,674	—	—	B+
112	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	$56,144	$51,087	$22,917	$17,200	B
113	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	$56,122	$62,231	$32,503	$22,875	B
114	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	$56,052	$51,556	$25,035	$27,000	B+
116	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$56,041	$56,994	$29,617	$27,000	A
115	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA	$56,041	$56,994	$29,617	$27,000	B
117	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$55,946	$50,907	$26,966	$14,000	A+
118	Augustana College Rock Island, IL	$55,909	$54,930	$24,208	$27,000	B+
119	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	$55,905	$53,401	$37,845	$18,825	C
120	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$55,795	$58,057	$41,033	$19,500	A+
121	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	$55,647	$56,577	$40,562	—	C
122	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI	$55,614	$57,869	$37,018	$24,190	B+
123	Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA	$55,548	$56,493	—	—	B+
125	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	$55,428	$56,953	$42,436	$20,329	B+
124	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	$55,428	$56,953	$42,436	$20,329	B+
126	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	$55,360	$50,374	$36,692	$9,000	A
127	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$55,259	$56,182	$24,880	$20,135	C+
128	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	$55,208	$48,455	$47,487	$21,250	C+
129	Austin College Sherman, TX	$55,168	$56,090	—	—	B
130	Winona State University Winona, MN	$55,113	$52,645	$41,866	$19,750	C+
131	New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ	$55,075	$48,338	$39,714	$18,232	F
132	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	$54,983	$57,835	$28,691	$17,814	A
133	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	$54,965	$57,816	$34,702	$20,000	B
134	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$54,839	$52,195	$28,999	$19,000	A
135	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	$54,541	$55,452	$35,781	$21,750	C+
136	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$54,530	$57,359	$28,746	$23,250	A
137	Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL	$54,501	$58,009	—	$25,490	C+
138	University of Mount Union Alliance, OH	$54,378	$58,029	—	$27,000	C+
139	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	$54,344	$53,393	—	—	A
145	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	$54,184	$57,822	—	$27,000	B
144	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	$54,184	$57,822	—	$27,000	C+
143	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	$54,184	$57,822	—	$27,000	C
142	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	$54,184	$57,822	—	$27,000	B
141	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	$54,184	$57,822	—	$27,000	B
140	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	$54,184	$57,822	—	$27,000	C
146	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	$54,074	$56,267	$41,109	$22,628	B
147	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	$53,921	$61,055	$24,967	—	D
148	University of Portland Portland, OR	$53,853	$54,170	$41,018	$22,994	A
149	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN	$53,732	$51,326	$40,212	$27,000	C+
150	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	$53,715	$56,636	$31,569	$27,000	B
151	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	$53,563	$54,458	$46,860	$14,000	A
152	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	$53,489	$48,671	$36,237	$17,250	B
153	Hope College Holland, MI	$53,328	$56,228	$35,992	$27,000	B+
154	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	$53,276	$50,890	$31,622	$20,500	A
155	St Olaf College Northfield, MN	$53,232	$50,848	$32,094	$24,830	B+
156	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	$52,961	$48,191	$21,609	$9,500	B
157	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	$52,802	$59,284	—	$19,500	A
158	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	$52,657	$49,906	—	—	B+
159	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL	$52,598	$51,677	$35,622	$27,000	B
160	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	$52,415	$54,260	$26,232	$22,950	D
161	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	$52,028	$47,342	$34,117	$18,000	C+
162	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	$51,653	$52,516	$30,505	$15,634	B
163	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	$51,592	$59,722	—	$21,750	A
164	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	$51,519	$46,879	$32,934	$15,124	B+
165	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	$51,433	$53,382	$35,591	$13,250	B
166	Nazareth University Rochester, NY	$51,412	$48,934	$25,979	$26,768	C+
167	Monmouth College Monmouth, IL	$51,377	$50,478	$32,036	$27,000	D
168	Ball State University Muncie, IN	$51,294	$55,029	$37,553	$21,702	C+
169	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$51,157	$54,450	$28,603	$20,557	A
170	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL	$51,151	$50,256	$40,586	$20,923	C+
171	North Central College Naperville, IL	$51,018	$50,125	—	$25,000	B
172	Kean University Union, NJ	$50,854	$44,634	$42,750	$29,451	D
173	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	$50,700	$54,392	$32,084	$19,778	C+
174	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	$50,695	$54,403	$35,191	$21,553	C
175	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN	$50,588	$54,272	$31,752	$26,900	B+
176	DePaul University Chicago, IL	$50,460	$49,577	$39,207	$27,000	B+
177	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$50,367	$44,206	$33,081	$26,000	C
178	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	$50,347	$52,388	$43,126	$25,375	C
179	Portland State University Portland, OR	$50,241	$50,537	$27,500	$19,500	C+
181	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	$50,218	$53,891	$35,208	$21,500	B
180	Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI	$50,218	$52,949	$38,068	$19,500	B+
182	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	$50,202	$45,681	$30,502	—	C+
183	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	$50,145	$45,629	—	—	C+
185	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	$49,910	$50,204	$34,510	$21,875	B
184	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	$49,910	$50,204	$34,510	$21,875	B+
186	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	$49,750	$52,953	—	—	B
187	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	$49,636	$58,492	$19,519	$21,500	B+
188	Denison University Granville, OH	$49,358	$52,672	$42,992	—	A
189	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	$49,167	$44,739	$28,182	$14,957	B
190	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	$48,582	$51,844	$23,739	$18,791	C
191	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$48,487	$49,821	$34,484	$15,000	B
192	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	$48,439	$51,692	—	—	C
193	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	$48,409	$51,042	$28,231	$26,745	C+
194	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	$47,944	$43,165	—	$16,750	D
195	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	$47,825	$50,855	$36,200	$16,835	C+
196	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	$47,581	$43,296	—	$7,345	C+
197	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	$47,574	$49,503	$33,705	$20,500	C+
198	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	$47,290	$48,080	$25,814	$19,750	B+
199	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	$47,152	$47,940	$30,291	$23,778	C
200	Illinois State University Normal, IL	$45,994	$45,189	$49,448	$23,750	B
201	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	$45,343	$52,500	$32,236	$14,000	C
202	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	$45,341	$47,179	$36,411	$21,731	C
203	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	$45,289	$48,602	$25,426	$23,250	B
204	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$45,063	$41,004	$20,070	$9,241	C+
205	Boise State University Boise, ID	$44,684	$47,515	$26,579	$22,708	C+
206	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY	$44,561	$50,457	—	—	C+
207	University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI	$44,520	$46,941	—	—	B
208	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	$43,345	$39,441	—	$15,184	C
209	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	$42,692	$38,847	$24,453	$17,691	B+
210	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL	$42,635	$41,889	$37,025	$26,000	B+
211	Transylvania University Lexington, KY	$42,439	$48,054	—	$27,000	B
212	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	$42,369	$47,975	—	$20,400	B
213	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID	$42,232	$44,908	$38,054	$28,000	D
214	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	$42,224	$42,929	$27,138	$11,945	D
215	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	$41,727	$37,967	—	$22,250	C
216	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	$41,443	$43,697	$35,411	$24,856	B
217	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	$40,744	$43,724	$36,179	$23,250	C
218	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	$40,695	$37,030	$18,490	$10,935	C
219	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$40,503	$38,550	$43,821	$16,781	A
220	California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, CA	$39,824	$36,237	—	—	C
221	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	$37,013	$39,026	$32,630	$27,000	C+
222	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	$35,591	$32,385	$20,433	—	C
223	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	$34,450	$30,337	$26,013	$23,828	C+
224	CUNY City College New York, NY	$34,212	$32,563	$23,932	—	B
225	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX	$24,533	$24,943	—	—	D

Bachelor’s degrees. Wage-adjusted = pay ÷ √(state wage index). Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data.

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Best Colleges for French Language and Literature

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded. These are the top-rated colleges that produce the most graduates in french language and literature.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, VA	36	A
2	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	29	A
3	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	71	B+
4	Middlebury College	Middlebury, VT	34	B+
5	Weber State University	Ogden, UT	31	C+
6	Pasadena City College	Pasadena, CA	26	C+

Largest French Language and Literature Programs

Schools ranked by number of graduates. These institutions produce the most french language and literature graduates annually, including online and distance learning programs.

#	College	Location	Degrees Awarded	Repit Grade
1	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Madison, WI	71	B+
2	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, VA	36	A
3	Middlebury College	Middlebury, VT	34	B+
4	Weber State University	Ogden, UT	31	C+
5	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, NY	29	A
6	Pasadena City College	Pasadena, CA	26	C+

2,001

Degrees Awarded Annually

373

Colleges Offering Program

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About French Language and Literature

French Language and Literature is a degree program offered at 373 colleges and universities across the United States. Each year, approximately 2,001 students graduate with this degree.

Graduates with this degree can pursue careers such as foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary, secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, interpreters and translators.

Program Classification

CIP Code 16.0901

Field (2-digit CIP) 16

Category (4-digit CIP) 16.09

Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do with a French Language and Literature degree?

A French Language and Literature degree can lead to careers as a foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary, secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education, interpreters and translators, and more. Top earners in related careers can make up to $77,010 annually.

How many colleges offer French Language and Literature?

373 colleges and universities in the United States offer French Language and Literature as a degree program. Each year, approximately 2,001 students graduate with this degree.

What are the best colleges for French Language and Literature?

The best colleges for French Language and Literature based on Repit's ratings include University of Virginia-Main Campus, Columbia University in the City of New York, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Middlebury College, Weber State University. Rankings are based on the college's overall Repit grade and the number of degrees awarded in this program.

What is the salary potential with a French Language and Literature degree?

Graduates with a French Language and Literature degree can expect average salaries around $67,010 in related careers, with top earners making up to $77,010. Actual salaries depend on the specific career path, experience level, and location.

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French Language and Literature Salary by College

What Can You Do With a French Language and Literature Degree?

Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary

Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education

Interpreters and translators

Best Colleges for French Language and Literature

Largest French Language and Literature Programs

About French Language and Literature

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