Bachelor's+20% vs national median232 grads tracked
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at Binghamton University
Ranked 4th of 125 bachelor's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,666
middle 50%: $22,511 – $50,070
Median · 5 years out
$65,132
middle 50%: $44,968 – $84,686
Median · 10 years out
$84,347
middle 50%: $53,724 – $106,464
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 in ethnic and group studies earn a $33k median salary in year one. Ten-year median earnings rise to $84k.
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 yrs
≈ $8,625 total interest
Same major at other universities
Providence College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$65,363 · 5 yrs out
Furman University
$64,930 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$64,523 · 5 yrs out
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
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$60,876 · 5 yrs out
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