# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/programs/ethnic-cultural-minority-gender-and-group-studies
- CIP code: 05.02 (Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies)
- Colleges offering it: 473 at its most common degree level

## Outcomes by degree level (College Scorecard, 2025)

| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings 1 yr | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median federal debt |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Certificate | 149 | $37,678 | $60,560 | $21,250 |
| Associate's | 162 | not reported | $35,455 | not reported |
| Bachelor's | 473 | $40,519 | $51,569 | $19,548 |
| Master's | 108 | $53,838 | $69,317 | $20,820 |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 19 | $56,527 | not reported | not reported |
| Doctoral | 45 | $92,351 | $74,436 | not reported |
| First professional | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 127 | not reported | not reported | $63,293 |

## Colleges whose graduates earn the most (Bachelor's)

Only programs with at least 10 graduates are listed.

| College | Location | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Brandeis University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/brandeis-university-292) | Waltham, MA | $73,256 | $18,000 |
| [University of California-Berkeley](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-california-berkeley-cal-2881) | Berkeley, CA | $67,291 | $12,204 |
| [Yale University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/yale-university-3312) | New Haven, CT | $65,213 | not reported |
| [Wheaton College-Massachusetts](https://www.collegesref.com/college/wheaton-college-massachusetts-3254) | Norton, MA | $64,701 | $26,959 |
| [University of Notre Dame-South Bend](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-notre-dame-south-bend-in-3005) | Notre Dame, IN | $64,152 | not reported |
| [Sonoma State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/sonoma-state-university-2438) | Rohnert Park, CA | $64,116 | $19,500 |
| [American University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/american-university-69) | Washington, DC | $63,553 | not reported |
| [University of Michigan-Ann Arbor](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor-main-campus-2956) | Ann Arbor, MI | $63,426 | $21,441 |
| [University of Delaware](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-delaware-2905) | Newark, DE | $61,443 | $24,250 |
| [San Francisco State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/san-francisco-state-university-2349) | San Francisco, CA | $59,990 | $17,958 |

## Related careers (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk)

- [Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/area-ethnic-and-cultural-studies-teachers-postsecondary): $85,020 median pay
- [Interpreters and Translators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/interpreters-and-translators): $60,170 median pay

## More in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

- [Area Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/area-studies): 420 colleges
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other: 6 colleges

## Sources

- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/
- NCES Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/