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Bachelor's+13% vs national median176 grads tracked

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at Pennsylvania State University (The)

Ranked 8th of 98 bachelor's programs in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$37,821
middle 50%: $27,685 – $48,487
Median · 5 years out
$58,632
middle 50%: $43,520 – $77,013
Median · 10 years out
$68,098
middle 50%: $46,337 – $98,292

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 Pennsylvania State University (The)'s bachelor's program in Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies earn a median $37,821 one year after graduating, rising to $68,098 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $51,976 for this field, ranking 8th 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
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,655 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Texas at Austin
$63,689 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$61,179 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$60,837 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$59,928 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$59,702 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$58,527 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$57,938 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$57,658 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$57,075 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$56,416 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Pennsylvania State University (The)

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$182,178 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$177,057 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$143,044 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$135,252 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$130,869 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$122,394 · 5 yrs out
Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's)
$116,440 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$115,495 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$115,004 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$114,831 · 5 yrs out
Mining and Mineral Engineering (Bachelor's)
$114,734 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$114,727 · 5 yrs out

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