Bachelor's+12% vs national median2,959 grads tracked
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ranked 13th of 125 bachelor's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,333
middle 50%: $28,208 – $55,307
Median · 5 years out
$60,876
middle 50%: $42,870 – $85,518
Median · 10 years out
$85,202
middle 50%: $59,378 – $133,692
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
Year-one median earnings for these graduates are $40k. By the tenth year, salaries reach $85k.
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
6.9 yrs
≈ $8,137 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Mary Washington
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$64,085 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$62,440 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$62,424 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$62,093 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$60,738 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Brandywine
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$59,564 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$59,550 · 5 yrs out
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