Is a Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language degree worth it?
Across 6 schools, graduates of Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language earn a median $31,765 five years out on $25,396 of debt — most often working as Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$31,765
Median debt
$25,396
Years to pay off
7.2
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
31%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
-1.2%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$18,462/yr
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Explore Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.