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Bachelor's+4% vs national median41 grads tracked

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at SUNY College at Purchase

Ranked 24th of 98 bachelor's programs in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,742
middle 50%: $21,399 – $35,298
Median · 5 years out
$54,051
middle 50%: $41,357 – $72,585
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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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 SUNY College at Purchase's bachelor's program in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies earn a median $26,742 one year after graduating, rising to $54,051 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $51,976 for this field, ranking 24th 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
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,742 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Georgia
$55,355 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$54,453 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$54,265 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Hilo
$54,252 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$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
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

Other majors at SUNY College at Purchase

Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,560 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,270 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$62,968 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$62,349 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out

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