# Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

> Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/area-ethnic-and-cultural-studies-teachers-postsecondary
- SOC code: 25-1062.00
- Career family: Education
- Median annual pay: $85,020 (10th percentile $52,070, 90th percentile $160,420)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.7%
- Openings a year: 1,000
- Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code SIA)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 34 |
| Investigative (I) | 72 |
| Artistic (A) | 47 |
| Social (S) | 99 |
| Enterprising (E) | 33 |
| Conventional (C) | 34 |

## What you'd do

- Training and Teaching Others (importance 90/100)
- Getting Information (importance 89/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 87/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 86/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 83/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 82/100)
- Developing Objectives and Strategies (importance 81/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 78/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 77/100)
- Coaching and Developing Others (importance 77/100)

## Skills

Reading Comprehension, Instructing, Speaking, Active Learning, Active Listening, Learning Strategies, Writing, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness

## Knowledge

Education and Training, English Language, Sociology and Anthropology, History and Archeology, Foreign Language, Communications and Media, Computers and Electronics, Philosophy and Theology, Administrative, Psychology

## Also called

Adjunct Professor, African Studies Professor, American Studies Professor, Asian Studies Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Black Studies Professor, College Faculty Member, College Professor, Ethnic Origins Teacher

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Religion/Religious Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3802) (CIP 3802, 746 colleges)
- [Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0502) (CIP 0502, 700 colleges)
- [Anthropology](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4502) (CIP 4502, 598 colleges)
- [Area Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/0501) (CIP 0501, 526 colleges)
- [Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3023) (CIP 3023, 136 colleges)
- [Historic Preservation and Conservation](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3012) (CIP 3012, 86 colleges)
- [Classical and Ancient Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3022) (CIP 3022, 84 colleges)
- [Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/3026) (CIP 3026, 55 colleges)
- Digital Humanities and Textual Studies (CIP 3052, 25 colleges)
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other (CIP 0599, 11 colleges)
- Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature (CIP 3036, 5 colleges)
- History and Language/Literature (CIP 3045, 5 colleges)
- Economics and Foreign Language/Literature (CIP 3040, 1 college)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok](https://www.collegesref.com/college/yeshivas-be-er-yitzchok-3350) | Religion/Religious Studies | not reported | $98,832 | not reported |
| [Cornell University-New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cornell-university-new-york-710) | Area Studies | $45,914 | $96,976 | not reported |
| [Columbia University in the City of New York](https://www.collegesref.com/college/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york-656) | Area Studies | $56,970 | $96,884 | $18,000 |
| [Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland](https://www.collegesref.com/college/yeshiva-shaarei-torah-of-rockland-3342) | Religion/Religious Studies | not reported | $81,349 | not reported |
| [Duke University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/duke-university-837) | Anthropology | not reported | $81,120 | not reported |
| [Miami University-Oxford](https://www.collegesref.com/college/miami-university-oxford-1675) | Area Studies | $42,873 | $79,449 | $19,642 |
| [Emory University-Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/emory-university-main-campus-916) | Anthropology | not reported | $78,768 | $11,958 |
| [Bowdoin College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bowdoin-college-287) | Area Studies | $52,347 | $75,966 | $15,500 |

## Related careers

- [History Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/history-teachers-postsecondary): $83,820 median pay
- [Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/anthropology-and-archeology-teachers-postsecondary): $99,650 median pay
- [Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sociology-teachers-postsecondary): $84,290 median pay
- [English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/english-language-and-literature-teachers-postsecondary): $78,760 median pay
- [Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/philosophy-and-religion-teachers-postsecondary): $80,260 median pay
- [Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/political-science-teachers-postsecondary): $98,070 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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