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BACHELOR'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 1302

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education: is this bachelor's degree worth it?

National picture across 3 reporting college programs.

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$63,672 over 10 years

National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

14.0 yrsModeled economic break-even

−29%Modeled 10-year ROI

$60,830Observed earnings · year 4

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$60,830Median reported earnings · year 4

$63,063Average reported earnings · year 5

$19,290Median federal debt

48thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

3Reporting programs

3With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $29,364
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $60,830
Federal debt: $19,290
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $77,524
Federal debt: $18,093
Reporting programs: 3

3 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $75,891
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 7

7 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Graduate/Professional Certificate

Year-4 earnings: $81,379
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 4

4 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$54,158National median$60,83075th percentile$60,830

3 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1CUNY City College$68,614 2Texas Wesleyan University$60,830 3Texas A&M International University$54,158

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Education Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1081 · 4 crosswalk linksAdult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsSOC 25-3011 · 3 crosswalk linksTeachers and Instructors, All OtherSOC 25-3099 · 3 crosswalk linksElementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationSOC 25-2021 · 1 crosswalk linksKindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationSOC 25-2012 · 1 crosswalk linksMiddle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationSOC 25-2022 · 1 crosswalk linksPreschool Teachers, Except Special EducationSOC 25-2011 · 1 crosswalk linksSecondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationSOC 25-2031 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR BILINGUAL, MULTILINGUAL, AND MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	10-year ROI	Verdict
1	CUNY City CollegeBachelor's Degree	New York, NY	$68,614	Not available	+21%	Positive payoff
2	Texas Wesleyan UniversityBachelor's Degree	Fort Worth, TX	$60,830	$26,500	-43%	Negative payoff
3	Texas A&M International UniversityBachelor's Degree	Laredo, TX	$54,158	$12,079	-53%	Negative payoff

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.