Education
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $85,020
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
- Reading Comprehension
- Instructing
- Speaking
ProgramsArea, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP05.02
473 colleges offer Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 473
- at its most common level
- Bachelor's earnings
- $51,569
- median, 4 years after
- Bachelor's debt
- $19,548
- median federal loans
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Certificate
- 149
- Associate's
- 162
- Bachelor's
- 473
- Master's
- 108
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- 19
- Doctoral
- 45
- First professional
- 1
- Graduate/professional certificate
- 127
What it covers
About Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
A program that focuses on the interdisciplinary and comparative study of the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of North American racial and ethnic groups, including African Americans, American Indians/Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 05.02.
Programs in this field
Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 05.02.
- Ethnic Studies
- African-American/Black Studies
- American Indian/Native American Studies
- Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- Asian-American Studies
- Women's Studies
- Gay/Lesbian Studies
- Folklore Studies
- Disability Studies
- Deaf Studies
- Comparative Group Studies
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 149 | $60,5604 yrs after · 4 colleges | $21,2503 colleges |
| Associate's | 162 | $35,4554 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Bachelor's | 473 | $51,5694 yrs after · 97 colleges | $19,54872 colleges |
| Master's | 108 | $69,3174 yrs after · 6 colleges | $20,8201 college |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 19 | $56,5271 yr after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Doctoral | 45 | $74,4364 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| First professional | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 127 | Not reported | $63,2931 college |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Bachelor's programs
Where Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies graduates earn the most
Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.
- 1
Waltham, MA · Private nonprofit · 21 graduates
$73,256
debt $18,000
- 2
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public · 110 graduates
$67,291
debt $12,204
- 3
New Haven, CT · Private nonprofit · 42 graduates
$65,213
debt not reported
- 4
Norton, MA · Private nonprofit · 19 graduates
$64,701
debt $26,959
- 5
University of Notre Dame-South Bend
Notre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit · 25 graduates
$64,152
debt not reported
- 6
Rohnert Park, CA · Public · 33 graduates
$64,116
debt $19,500
- 7
Washington, DC · Private nonprofit · 14 graduates
$63,553
debt not reported
- 8
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public · 33 graduates
$63,426
debt $21,441
- 9
Newark, DE · Public · 30 graduates
$61,443
debt $24,250
- 10
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA · Public · 65 graduates
$59,990
debt $17,958
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
Arts, design and media
Interpreters and Translators
- Median pay
- $60,170
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
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How many colleges offer Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at these degree levels: certificate (149 colleges), associate's (162 colleges), bachelor's (473 colleges), master's (108 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (19 colleges), doctoral (45 colleges), first professional (1 college), graduate/professional certificate (127 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
What do Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies graduates earn?
At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies earn $51,569 a year four years after finishing, across 97 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.
Where do Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies graduates earn the most?
Brandeis University reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies: $73,256 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.