Master's0% vs national median188 grads tracked
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ranked 12th of 28 master's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,433
middle 50%: $29,388 – $64,175
Median · 5 years out
$63,750
middle 50%: $48,076 – $84,541
Median · 10 years out
$73,442
middle 50%: $48,943 – $96,190
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies (master's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Master's degree graduates in ethnic and cultural studies earn $45k in year one. Salaries grow to $64k by year five and $73k by year ten.
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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,467 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at Austin
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$65,563 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$64,560 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$63,134 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$59,307 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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