Bachelor's · Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (Bachelor's): earnings by school

118 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$40,510
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$51,565
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,250
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 103 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $46,384 and $56,907. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Brandeis University MA$42,051$73,256$18,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$44,102$72,063$27,000
University of California-Berkeley CA$47,245$67,291$12,204
Yale University CT$53,654$65,213—
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) MA$44,232$64,701$26,959
University of Notre Dame IN—$64,152—
Sonoma State University CA$42,649$64,116$19,500
American University DC—$63,553—
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$34,854$63,426$21,441
University of Delaware DE$40,519$61,443$24,250
Harvard University MA$60,764——
San Francisco State University CA$43,013$59,990$17,958
Mount Holyoke College MA—$59,843$19,911
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$41,225$59,567$25,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD$43,821$59,461—
Northwestern University IL—$59,372—
DePaul University IL—$59,016—
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$39,589$59,004$11,010
Emory University GA$41,543$58,745—
University of California-Davis CA$40,510$58,670$11,000
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$44,660$57,646$22,075
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$41,150$57,534$13,000
University of Washington-Bothell Campus WA$41,150$57,534$13,000
University of Washington-Tacoma Campus WA$41,150$57,534$13,000
The University of Texas at Austin TX$41,464$57,292$20,500
California State University-East Bay CA—$57,145$17,887
CUNY Lehman College NY$49,047$56,907—
Washington State University WA—$56,880—
University of California-Riverside CA$35,211$56,555$12,333
California State University-Sacramento CA$38,793$56,188$15,000
CUNY Brooklyn College NY$42,693$56,138$9,800
California State University-Los Angeles CA$32,691$55,970—
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$39,295$55,798$14,006
Columbia University in the City of New York NY$63,128$55,472$17,750
San Diego State University CA$35,158$55,230$16,700
University of Southern California CA—$55,208—
Rutgers University-Camden NJ$45,191$55,164$20,484
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$45,191$55,164$20,484
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$45,191$55,164$20,484
University of California-Los Angeles CA$39,000$55,088$12,500
Loyola Marymount University CA—$54,897—
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$44,241$54,798$25,154
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$39,634$54,691—
St Olaf College MN$42,785$54,100$24,250
University of Oregon OR$40,019$54,057$25,000
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$43,556$53,509$25,500
University of California-San Diego CA$40,942$53,319$17,103
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$40,882$52,747—
Grand Valley State University MI—$51,872—
University of Florida FL$32,532$51,791$17,675
CUNY Hunter College NY$47,074$51,569—
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$40,138$51,565$17,500
University at Albany NY$42,004$51,565$23,922
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$40,138$51,565$17,500
Seattle Pacific University WA$51,332——
University of Memphis TN—$51,232—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$34,000$50,941$21,068
University of Arizona AZ$31,514$50,784$23,000
University of Louisville KY—$50,715—
California State University-Northridge CA$33,237$50,708$16,250
Minnesota State University-Mankato MN—$50,694—
California State University-Long Beach CA$37,734$50,453$15,000
Oregon State University OR$43,375$50,421—
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$43,375$50,421—
Towson University MD$40,669$50,406$21,624
State University of New York at Plattsburgh NY—$50,030—
Montclair State University NJ—$49,429—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$33,291$49,305—
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$40,847$48,934$19,500
University of Connecticut CT$37,887$48,810$13,883
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$37,887$48,810$13,883
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$37,887$48,810$13,883
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$37,887$48,810$13,883
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$37,887$48,810$13,883
CUNY City College NY$36,788$48,637—
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$26,855$48,572$18,750
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI$37,745$47,880$20,500
University of California-Irvine CA$39,189$47,471$15,225
Keene State College NH—$46,990—
California State University-Fullerton CA$35,010$46,384$21,500
Smith College MA—$46,136$8,434
University of South Florida FL—$46,115—
University of Iowa IA—$46,063$16,888
Metropolitan State University MN—$45,801—
SUNY Brockport NY—$45,729$23,005
State University of New York at New Paltz NY—$45,563—
Stanford University CA$48,283$45,519—
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$28,733$45,294$22,300
University of Illinois Chicago IL$37,152$45,253$19,000
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM—$45,139$22,764
Aurora University IL—$44,786—
Columbia College Chicago IL—$44,703—
Rhode Island College RI—$44,144—
Oberlin College OH$44,098—$19,596
Dartmouth College NH$43,992—$12,000
Georgia State University GA—$43,975$27,000
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$35,924$43,082—
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA—$43,064$18,664
University of Utah UT$43,064—$14,000
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$37,622$42,635—
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$42,026$42,435$23,675
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$38,263$42,233$20,500
Eastern Michigan University MI—$42,073—
SUNY Oneonta NY$41,904—$26,000
University of Colorado Boulder CO$41,358—$14,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$41,026$40,713$25,292
William Paterson University of New Jersey NJ$39,623—$18,009
Temple University PA$35,106$39,449$27,000
University of Rhode Island RI$39,003—$19,750
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$38,493—$22,500
Portland State University OR$37,725—$20,000
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$37,602——
University of Puget Sound WA$37,196$37,553$24,750
Florida International University FL$37,287——
Haskell Indian Nations University KS$34,275$35,081—
Wellesley College MA$34,787——
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$32,752——
Spelman College GA$58,614$25,137—