Bachelor's+10% vs national median350 grads tracked
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at State University of New York at Stony Brook
Ranked 18th of 125 bachelor's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,650
middle 50%: $23,324 – $46,736
Median · 5 years out
$59,564
middle 50%: $43,547 – $80,683
Median · 10 years out
$81,907
middle 50%: $56,788 – $111,266
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
Stony Brook graduates in Area and Ethnic Studies earn $33k in year one. Median earnings reach $82k by the tenth year.
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
7.4 yrs
≈ $9,089 total interest
Same major at other universities
College of William & Mary
$62,093 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$60,876 · 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
George Mason University
$59,550 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$59,412 · 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
CUNY Lehman College
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
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