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Master's+2% vs national median75 grads tracked

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at Texas Woman's University

Ranked 9th of 28 master's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,271
middle 50%: $31,660 – $61,926
Median · 5 years out
$65,194
middle 50%: $53,107 – $96,791
Median · 10 years out
$70,184
middle 50%: $57,619 – $89,880

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies (master's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Texas Woman's University's master's program in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies earn a median $43,271 one year after graduating, rising to $70,184 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $63,750 for this field, ranking 9th of 28 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
6.6 yrs
≈ $7,591 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Massachusetts at Boston
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$67,967 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$66,438 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$66,172 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Northeastern Illinois University
$65,563 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$64,560 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The) - Harrisburg
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$63,750 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$63,134 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$60,590 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Texas Woman's University

Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$124,426 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$103,669 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$99,913 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Doctorate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$98,022 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$96,415 · 5 yrs out
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctorate)
$96,415 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,645 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Doctorate)
$85,473 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$84,781 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Doctorate)
$83,358 · 5 yrs out
English Language and Literature/Letters (Doctorate)
$82,185 · 5 yrs out

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