Master's+1% vs national median260 grads tracked
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington
Ranked 10th of 28 master's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$50,129
middle 50%: $35,419 – $66,438
Median · 5 years out
$64,560
middle 50%: $46,521 – $83,042
Median · 10 years out
$78,731
middle 50%: $57,938 – $102,104
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
Indiana University - Bloomington offers a master's in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies with a $50k first-year median. Earnings reach $79k after ten years.
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
6.3 yrs
≈ $6,981 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
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
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$63,750 · 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
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