Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
7,882 students earn a ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies credential each year across 541 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
- $31,459
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $51,370
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 400 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York36$55,2061 year out—$18,7992Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia12$51,3881 year out—$17,0003California State University-East BayHayward, California37$47,5111 year out—$18,6384American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia7$46,2061 year out$66,897$25,0005Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts21$43,9261 year out$60,668—6University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth, Minnesota11$41,9261 year out——7University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts12$41,8721 year out$47,839$26,9658Stanford UniversityStanford, California24$41,1561 year out——9University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire13$40,7201 year out$56,495$25,83210Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona28$40,7191 year out$51,370$23,00011Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona15$40,7191 year out$51,370$23,00012California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California15$40,2531 year out$53,756$13,48613Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts13$40,1201 year out—$18,03214University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut21$39,3431 year out—$26,26215University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$39,3431 year out—$26,26216University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$39,3431 year out—$26,26217University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$39,3431 year out—$26,26218University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$39,3431 year out—$26,26219Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois19$39,0121 year out——20University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico39$38,2601 year out$47,937$25,00021University of DelawareNewark, Delaware27$38,1241 year out—$25,00022University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado3$37,6211 year out$50,315$28,37523University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina18$37,4111 year out$43,026$31,00024The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas28$37,0461 year out$55,202$26,00025Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania17$36,4261 year out—$26,82526CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York21$36,2921 year out—$18,89627Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California34$35,2631 year out$58,913$19,18728Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts27$35,0571 year out—$24,22629Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado5$34,9061 year out—$31,96630University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland10$34,7771 year out$59,904$19,50031University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California112$34,5591 year out$60,614$15,74032University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia32$34,1971 year out$58,297$14,10033CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York26$34,0071 year out$56,639$10,69834University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan30$33,9911 year out$59,348$14,80235University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois51$33,3661 year out$45,248$19,44836University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota14$33,0001 year out$48,333$21,96437University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois28$32,8561 year out—$23,40238Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland19$32,7401 year out$59,315$22,25039Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut49$32,6241 year out—$13,10740University of California-DavisDavis, California160$32,5631 year out$56,498$14,15541Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon20$32,4411 year out$55,563$26,50042University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California95$32,3411 year out$58,175$13,50043CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York56$32,0831 year out$50,335$14,09444Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire29$31,9671 year out—$15,15745Gallaudet UniversityWashington, District of Columbia30$31,5411 year out$48,417$28,12546University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington66$31,4591 year out$57,840$15,05647University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell, Washington12$31,4591 year out$57,840$15,05648University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma, Washington12$31,4591 year out$57,840$15,05649University of California-RiversideRiverside, California44$31,4431 year out$53,291$23,00050Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio30$31,1791 year out$51,643$22,05651University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California120$31,1401 year out$56,551$19,74752San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California83$31,0011 year out$55,308$17,87553University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California33$30,9841 year out$59,797$23,74754California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California24$30,8441 year out—$15,53355California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California80$30,6281 year out$52,252$18,12056Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey15$30,2961 year out$34,770$26,90057Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey6$30,2961 year out$34,770$26,90058Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey2$30,2961 year out$34,770$26,90059University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky10$29,9901 year out—$32,18160University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California189$29,9141 year out$61,195$15,00061University at AlbanyAlbany, New York18$29,8231 year out—$26,00062University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina24$29,7231 year out$38,469$27,21063Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia27$29,6071 year out$51,484$26,00064University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin5$29,2701 year out$50,530$27,01165San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California44$29,2671 year out$44,417$20,49966University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin38$28,8411 year out$52,025$19,75067St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota28$28,2881 year out—$23,48068University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island15$28,1811 year out—$21,87569Spelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia13$28,0801 year out$48,561$26,00070Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia15$27,9321 year out—$31,00071California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California70$27,7261 year out$50,464$12,18772California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California27$27,0581 year out—$22,50073CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York21$26,9731 year out$43,881$20,53274University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona19$26,8751 year out$45,742$25,21975Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California15$26,8681 year out—$23,14976California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California188$26,7671 year out$48,239$15,00077University of California-IrvineIrvine, California25$26,7121 year out$50,699$18,99878University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina26$26,3421 year out$49,010$12,87079Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania8$26,2601 year out$48,727$27,00080University of FloridaGainesville, Florida54$26,1981 year out$52,141$22,87581University of Puget SoundTacoma, Washington12$25,6231 year out—$21,21582California State University-FullertonFullerton, California26$25,3051 year out$54,046$19,00083SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York7$25,1261 year out—$26,48084Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, Kansas5$23,8871 year out——85State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York16$23,7511 year out$52,686$25,50086The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas5$23,6041 year out—$13,00087University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska8$21,8361 year out—$20,52788University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii52$20,1091 year out$39,661$20,25089Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts39$19,1051 year out$49,924$19,00090Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York6$18,8541 year out——91DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois12$18,0291 year out—$27,00092Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island11$17,5271 year out——93Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri25$16,6351 year out——94California State University-FresnoFresno, California50—1 year out——95University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado48—1 year out$40,015—96University of OregonEugene, Oregon47—1 year out$39,020$26,00097Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts34—1 year out——98University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah30—1 year out——99University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana25—1 year out——100Santa Clara UniversitySanta Clara, California23—1 year out——
Associate programs — top 100 of 108 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1College of the Muscogee NationOkmulgee, Oklahoma6$17,5251 year out——2Windward Community CollegeKaneohe, Hawaii59—1 year out——3Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California39—1 year out——4Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California31—1 year out——5CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew York, New York28—1 year out——6Oglala Lakota CollegeKyle, South Dakota27—1 year out——7San Jose City CollegeSan Jose, California21—1 year out——8Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California19—1 year out——9Sierra CollegeRocklin, California19—1 year out——10Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegePerkinston, Mississippi16—1 year out——11Citrus CollegeGlendora, California15—1 year out——12Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California15—1 year out——13Laney CollegeOakland, California15—1 year out——14Hawaii Community CollegeHilo, Hawaii15—1 year out——15East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California14—1 year out——16Fresno City CollegeFresno, California14—1 year out——17Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California14—1 year out——18Chabot CollegeHayward, California13—1 year out——19Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York13—1 year out——20City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California12—1 year out——21Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California11—1 year out——22Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California11—1 year out——23De Anza CollegeCupertino, California9—1 year out——24Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California9—1 year out——25Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California9—1 year out——26Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California9—1 year out——27University of Hawaii Maui CollegeKahului, Hawaii9—1 year out——28Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California8—1 year out——29San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California8—1 year out——30San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California8—1 year out——31College of San MateoSan Mateo, California7—1 year out——32Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland7—1 year out——33American River CollegeSacramento, California6—1 year out——34Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California6—1 year out——35Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California5—1 year out——36Merritt CollegeOakland, California5—1 year out——37Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California5—1 year out——38Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California5—1 year out——39San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California5—1 year out——40Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California5—1 year out——41West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California5—1 year out——42Nebraska Indian Community CollegeMacy, Nebraska5—1 year out——43Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California5—1 year out——44Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California4—1 year out——45Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California4—1 year out——46Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California4—1 year out——47El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California4—1 year out——48Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California4—1 year out——49Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California4—1 year out——50Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California4—1 year out——51Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester, Massachusetts4—1 year out——52Western Nevada CollegeCarson City, Nevada4—1 year out——53Saginaw Chippewa Tribal CollegeMount Pleasant, Michigan4—1 year out——54Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California4—1 year out——55University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska3—1 year out——56Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California3—1 year out——57Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California3—1 year out——58Mendocino CollegeUkiah, California3—1 year out——59Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California3—1 year out——60Kapiolani Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii3—1 year out——61Kauai Community CollegeLihue, Hawaii3—1 year out——62Bristol Community CollegeFall River, Massachusetts3—1 year out——63College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada3—1 year out——64Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico3—1 year out——65Sitting Bull CollegeFort Yates, North Dakota3—1 year out——66Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California3—1 year out——67Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California2—1 year out——68College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California2—1 year out——69Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California2—1 year out——70Cypress CollegeCypress, California2—1 year out——71Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California2—1 year out——72Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California2—1 year out——73Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California2—1 year out——74Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California2—1 year out——75College of the SequoiasVisalia, California2—1 year out——76Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, Massachusetts2—1 year out——77Blackfeet Community CollegeBrowning, Montana2—1 year out——78Fort Peck Community CollegePoplar, Montana2—1 year out——79Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeNew Town, North Dakota2—1 year out——80Sisseton Wahpeton CollegeSisseton, South Dakota2—1 year out——81Stone Child CollegeBox Elder, Montana2—1 year out——82Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCass Lake, Minnesota2—1 year out——83Little Priest Tribal CollegeWinnebago, Nebraska2—1 year out——84Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona1—1 year out——85Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona1—1 year out——86Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona1—1 year out——87Barstow Community CollegeBarstow, California1—1 year out——88Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California1—1 year out——89Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California1—1 year out——90Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California1—1 year out——91Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, California1—1 year out——92MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California1—1 year out——93Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California1—1 year out——94Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California1—1 year out——95Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California1—1 year out——96Ventura CollegeVentura, California1—1 year out——97Leeward Community CollegePearl City, Hawaii1—1 year out——98Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan1—1 year out——99Aaniiih Nakoda CollegeHarlem, Montana1—1 year out——100Salish Kootenai CollegePablo, Montana1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 80 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri1,253$37,3891 year out—$21,5002University of IowaIowa City, Iowa—$34,2161 year out$56,034$26,0003University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin13$30,5041 year out—$24,4494Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida2$22,2861 year out—$18,1255University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin502—1 year out——6Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio51—1 year out——7University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia22—1 year out$63,173—8Ohlone CollegeFremont, California21—1 year out——9University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin20—1 year out——10University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin19—1 year out——11Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona18—1 year out——12University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland17—1 year out——13Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona16—1 year out——14Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge, New Hampshire14—1 year out—$27,00015City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California13—1 year out——16University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin13—1 year out——17Henry Ford CollegeDearborn, Michigan12—1 year out——18University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan10—1 year out——19University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona9—1 year out——20Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia9—1 year out——21University of KansasLawrence, Kansas8—1 year out——22Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts8—1 year out——23University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio8—1 year out——24South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota8—1 year out——25South Mountain Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona7—1 year out——26De Anza CollegeCupertino, California6—1 year out——27University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania6—1 year out$49,953—28The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas6—1 year out——29Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville, Kentucky5—1 year out——30Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland5—1 year out——31University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts5—1 year out——32Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan5—1 year out——33Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, Minnesota5—1 year out——34American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia4—1 year out——35University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah4—1 year out——36Ilisagvik CollegeBarrow, Alaska4—1 year out——37Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona3—1 year out——38Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California3—1 year out——39Montgomery CollegeRockville, Maryland3—1 year out——40Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts3—1 year out——41University of Missouri-St LouisSaint Louis, Missouri3—1 year out——42Cankdeska Cikana Community CollegeFort Totten, North Dakota3—1 year out——43Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon3—1 year out——44University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, South Carolina3—1 year out——45Chabot CollegeHayward, California2—1 year out——46Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California2—1 year out——47Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California2—1 year out——48Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut2—1 year out——49Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho2—1 year out——50Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota2—1 year out——51The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana2—1 year out——52Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York2—1 year out——53Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, Ohio2—1 year out——54Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon2—1 year out——55Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——56Dine CollegeTsaile, Arizona1—1 year out——57Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California1—1 year out——58Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California1—1 year out——59University of RedlandsRedlands, California1—1 year out——60North Idaho CollegeCoeur d'Alene, Idaho1—1 year out——61Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas1—1 year out——62University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky1—1 year out——63University of PikevillePikeville, Kentucky1—1 year out——64Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky1—1 year out——65University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi, Maryland1—1 year out——66University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts1—1 year out——67Delta CollegeUniversity Center, Michigan1—1 year out——68Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan1—1 year out——69University of Michigan-FlintFlint, Michigan1—1 year out——70Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota1—1 year out——71Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota1—1 year out——72Nebraska Indian Community CollegeMacy, Nebraska1—1 year out——73Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft, New Jersey1—1 year out——74Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina1—1 year out——75Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharon, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——76Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——77Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——78St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, Texas1—1 year out——79Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah1—1 year out——80University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado——1 year out$50,511—
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 (—).