Bachelor's+3% vs national median305 grads tracked
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at State University of New York at New Paltz
Ranked 28th of 98 bachelor's programs in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,103
middle 50%: $23,980 – $45,915
Median · 5 years out
$53,279
middle 50%: $40,080 – $70,944
Median · 10 years out
$71,173
middle 50%: $53,485 – $96,791
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
SUNY New Paltz graduates in Ethnic and Group Studies earn $33k in year one. Median earnings hit $71k after ten years.
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
≈ $9,723 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$54,252 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$53,696 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$53,485 · 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
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$52,784 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$52,765 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Morris
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
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