Career outcomes for MA French Studies graduates

Summary

  • Seventy per cent of graduates work in educational services which includes working in post-secondary institutions, school boards, tutoring services and libraries.
  • Common careers include teaching French and other subjects in grade school, tutoring, teaching French at the post-secondary level and working in a French program. Other roles which apply their graduate education, include bilingual underwriter for an insurance company and a language policy analyst for the government.
  • Graduates working in for-profit organizations and government have the highest salaries.

The information on this page was extracted from raw data collected from LinkedIn in early 2022 by the University of Waterloo’s Alumni Relations office. The visualizations and lists represent the careers of alumni who graduated between 2002 and 2021. The salary amounts have been extrapolated based on relevant submissions to Glassdoor.


Roles held by MA French Studies graduates: 

  • Bilingual Business Associate
  • Bilingual Underwriter
  • Director of Marketing
  • Director of Ministerial Affairs Division
  • French Teacher
  • French Translator
  • Grants Development Officer
  • Instructional Support Coordinator
  • Language Policy Analyst
  • Teacher

Employers of MA French Studies graduates:  

  • Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
  • Conseil scolaire MonAvenir
  • Forum One
  • Manulife Financial Corporation
  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Ocean Wise Conservation Association
  • Oxford Learning
  • Post-secondary institutions (Nipissing University, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University)
  • School boards (Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, Thames Valley District School Board, Waterloo Region District School Board)

Employment location for MA French Studies graduates

French studies graph by employment location

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 Outside the Greater Toronto Area- Ontario, 67.6%

 USA, 6%

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 Alberta, 2.9%

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 British Columbia, 2.9%

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 France, 2.9%

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 Inside the Greater Toronto Area- Ontario, 17.6%

Chart data: Employment location

Employment location Percentage
Outside the Greater Toronto Area- Ontario 67.6%
USA 6%
Alberta 2.9%
British Columbia 2.9%
France 2.9%
Inside the Greater Toronto Area- Ontario 17.6%

Career outcomes for MA French Studies graduates by industry 

career outcomes for MA French Studies graduates by industry pie graph

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 Educational Services ([French] teacher, [French] [associate] professor, administrative coordinator and advisor), 70.6%

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 Financial Services (bilingual underwriter, bilingual new business associate), 8.8%

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 For-profit Organization (pricing coordinator, director of marketing), 5.9%

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 Government (federal language policy analyst, director of ministerial affairs), 5.9%

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 Marketing and Advertising (French translator, trilingual member advocate), 5.9%

 Non-profit Organization (grants development officer), 2.9%

Chart data: Employment industry

Employment industry Percentage
Educational Services ([French] teacher, [French] [associate] professor, administrative coordinator and advisor) 70.6%
Financial Services (bilingual underwriter, bilingual new business associate) 8.8%
For-profit Organization (pricing coordinator, director of marketing) 5.9%
Government (federal language policy analyst, director of ministerial affairs) 5.9%
Marketing and Advertising (French translator, trilingual member advocate) 5.9%
Non-profit Organization (grants development officer) 2.9%

Mean salary by industry for MA French Studies graduates

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 Educational Services, $82,300

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 Financial Services, $56,000

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 For-profit Organization, $106,000

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 Government, $99,400

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 Marketing and Advertising, $40,100

 Non-profit Organization, $77,700

Chart data: Mean salary by industry

Industry Canadian dollars per year
Educational Services $82,300
Financial Services $56,000
For-profit Organization $106,000
Government $99,400
Marketing and Advertising $40,100
Non-profit Organization $77,700

Median salary by industry for MA French Studies graduates

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 Educational Services, $77,300

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 Financial Services,$60,700

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 For-profit Organization, $106,000

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 Government, $99,400

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 Marketing and Advertising, $40,100

 Non-profit Organization, $77,700

Chart data: Median salary by industry

Industry Canadian dollars per year
Educational Services $77,300
Financial Services $60,700
For-profit Organization $106,000
Government $99,400
Marketing and Advertising $40,100
Non-profit Organization $77,700

Relation between career and field of study for MA French Studies graduates

relation between career and field of study
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 Not related at all, 6 MA French Studies graduates

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 Somewhat related, 8 MA French Studies graduates

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 Closely related, 20 MA French Studies graduates

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Chart data: Relation between career and field of study

Relation Number of MA French Studies graduates
Not related at all 6
Somewhat related 8
Closely related 20