Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
216 students earn a cultural studies/critical theory and analysis credential each year across 24 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $21,458
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $51,589
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Bachelor's programs — 20 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York70—1 year out——2Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California15—1 year out——3Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona13$21,4581 year out$51,589$21,1254Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts13—1 year out——5American Public University SystemCharles Town, West Virginia12—1 year out——6Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts6—1 year out——7Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky5—1 year out——8Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, New York5—1 year out——9Willamette UniversitySalem, Oregon4—1 year out——10Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama2—1 year out——11Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona2—1 year out——12Trinity CollegeHartford, Connecticut2—1 year out——13Bryant UniversitySmithfield, Rhode Island2—1 year out——14Union UniversityJackson, Tennessee2—1 year out——15Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia2—1 year out——16Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York1—1 year out——17Roger Williams UniversityBristol, Rhode Island1—1 year out——18Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont1—1 year out——19Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——20Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie, Hawaii0—1 year out$36,512—
Associate programs — 2 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
Certificate programs — 3 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).





















