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Bachelor's+2% vs national median585 grads tracked

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Ranked 32nd of 98 bachelor's programs in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,084
middle 50%: $26,371 – $47,481
Median · 5 years out
$52,784
middle 50%: $38,003 – $69,049
Median · 10 years out
$66,555
middle 50%: $49,737 – $94,960

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 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill's bachelor's program in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies earn a median $35,084 one year after graduating, rising to $66,555 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $51,976 for this field, ranking 32nd 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 yrs
≈ $9,566 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$53,279 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$53,229 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$53,107 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$53,022 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Spelman College
$52,354 · 5 yrs out
Colorado State University
$52,311 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$52,100 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$214,723 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$192,150 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$178,780 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$167,515 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$151,181 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$150,648 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Bachelor's)
$147,757 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$140,602 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$127,840 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$125,175 · 5 yrs out
Journalism (Bachelor's)
$124,373 · 5 yrs out
Library Science (Doctorate)
$121,393 · 5 yrs out

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