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Bachelor's-8% vs national median124 grads tracked

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at Northeastern Illinois University

Ranked 63rd of 98 bachelor's programs in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,978
middle 50%: $28,507 – $54,306
Median · 5 years out
$47,574
middle 50%: $33,034 – $64,085
Median · 10 years out
$61,827
middle 50%: $36,043 – $75,281

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 Northeastern Illinois University's bachelor's program in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies earn a median $40,978 one year after graduating, rising to $61,827 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $51,976 for this field, ranking 63rd 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
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,424 total interest

Same major at other universities

Minnesota State University, Mankato
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$49,171 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$48,715 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$48,617 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$48,487 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$48,015 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$46,994 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$46,924 · 5 yrs out
Northern Arizona University
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$46,746 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Northeastern Illinois University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,546 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$89,069 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,000 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$84,309 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Master's)
$73,271 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$70,625 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Master's)
$69,841 · 5 yrs out

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