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Bachelor's-20% vs national median100 grads tracked

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at Fort Lewis College

Ranked 107th of 125 bachelor's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,307
middle 50%: $26,082 – $44,398
Median · 5 years out
$43,616
middle 50%: $34,024 – $53,921
Median · 10 years out
$46,435
middle 50%: $32,557 – $60,342

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Fort Lewis College's bachelor's program in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies earn a median $34,307 one year after graduating, rising to $46,435 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 20% below the national median of $54,306 for this field, ranking 107th of 125 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
9.8 yrs
≈ $11,345 total interest

Same major at other universities

Portland State University
$45,615 · 5 yrs out
Westfield State University
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$45,300 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$45,149 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$44,467 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$44,030 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$43,588 · 5 yrs out
Aurora University
$43,433 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$43,189 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Fort Lewis College

Physics (Bachelor's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,989 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$72,989 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$67,918 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Bachelor's)
$62,631 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$61,986 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's)
$60,304 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$60,196 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$60,096 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$59,517 · 5 yrs out

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