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Bachelor's-16% vs national median101 grads tracked

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

Ranked 83rd of 98 bachelor's programs in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$34,707
middle 50%: $26,804 – $45,557
Median · 5 years out
$43,892
middle 50%: $33,189 – $54,639
Median · 10 years out
$50,441
middle 50%: $34,513 – $65,986

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Ethnic, Cultural Minority, 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 Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies earn a median $34,707 one year after graduating, rising to $50,441 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 16% below the national median of $51,976 for this field, ranking 83rd of 98 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.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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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
9.5 yrs
≈ $11,096 total interest

Same major at other universities

Westfield State University
$45,365 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
$45,127 · 5 yrs out
Ball State University
$45,014 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$44,939 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$44,467 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
$44,206 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$43,647 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Aurora University
$43,433 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$42,800 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Colorado
$42,146 · 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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