Bachelor's+9% vs national median428 grads tracked
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at CUNY Hunter College
Ranked 20th of 125 bachelor's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $27,270 – $58,100
Median · 5 years out
$59,412
middle 50%: $41,300 – $75,648
Median · 10 years out
$72,966
middle 50%: $50,197 – $100,550
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 earn a $43k median salary in their first year. The ten-year median reaches $73k.
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
≈ $8,002 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
University of Texas at El Paso
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$59,138 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
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$58,998 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
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