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Bachelor's-2% vs national median71 grads tracked

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at Macalester College

Ranked 46th of 125 bachelor's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$41,079
middle 50%: $26,515 – $54,286
Median · 5 years out
$53,343
middle 50%: $38,771 – $69,154
Median · 10 years out
$67,254
middle 50%: $48,943 – $110,004

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

Graduates of Macalester College's bachelor's program in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies earn a median $41,079 one year after graduating, rising to $67,254 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% below the national median of $54,306 for this field, ranking 46th of 125 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,757 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
College of Charleston
$53,421 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$53,296 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$53,138 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$53,060 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$52,989 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$52,989 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Macalester College

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$121,630 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$121,630 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,879 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$94,989 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$77,901 · 5 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's)
$68,022 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,005 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$61,737 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
Education, General (Bachelor's)
$61,545 · 5 yrs out
International/Globalization Studies (Bachelor's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out

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