Bachelor's0% vs national median137 grads tracked
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at University of Massachusetts at Boston
Ranked 38th of 125 bachelor's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$42,596
middle 50%: $30,356 – $55,464
Median · 5 years out
$54,286
middle 50%: $33,960 – $75,729
Median · 10 years out
$70,527
middle 50%: $51,223 – $90,114
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
University of Massachusetts at Boston graduates in Area and Ethnic Studies earn a median of $43k initially. By year ten, annual earnings reach $71k.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,474 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Brooklyn College
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$55,060 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$54,910 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$54,306 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$54,208 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$53,647 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$53,548 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$53,444 · 5 yrs out
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