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2026 Highest Paid Teaching French Foreign Language Grads in the Great Lakes Region

[Teaching French Foreign Language](/majors/education/teaching-french-foreign-language/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a teaching french foreign language degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their teaching french foreign language graduates.

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• Highest Paid Teaching French Foreign Language Grads in the Great Lakes Region

2026 Highest Paid Teaching French Foreign Language Grads in the Great Lakes Region

If you want to know which schools send teaching french foreign language graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Teaching French Foreign Language Graduates

1

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

$59,481 Average Early-Career Salary

Western Michigan University earned the #1 spot for highest-paid teaching french foreign language graduates in the Great Lakes Region. Western Michigan University is a public school located in the city of Kalamazoo. Early-career teaching french foreign language graduates from Western Michigan University make a median of around $59,481 per year.

2

Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI

$59,070 Average Early-Career Salary

Cornerstone University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in teaching french foreign language, landing the #2 spot this year. Cornerstone University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids. Early-career teaching french foreign language graduates from Cornerstone University make a median of around $59,070 per year.

3

Kent State University At Kent
Kent, OH

$33,445 Average Early-Career Salary

Kent State University At Kent produces some of the highest-paid graduates in teaching french foreign language, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State University At Kent is a public institution. Early-career teaching french foreign language graduates from Kent State University At Kent make a median of around $33,445 per year.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their teaching french foreign language graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.