Bachelor's0% vs national median323 grads tracked
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at University of Utah
Ranked 39th of 125 bachelor's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,190
middle 50%: $26,767 – $47,422
Median · 5 years out
$54,208
middle 50%: $39,614 – $72,263
Median · 10 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $36,903 – $89,880
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
University of Utah graduates in Area and Ethnic Studies earn a $37,190 median in year one. Salaries reach $54,208 after five years and $62,818 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.
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Paid off in
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,183 total interest
Same major at other universities
City College of New York - CUNY
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$55,060 · 5 yrs out
Cleveland State University
$54,993 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$54,910 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$54,306 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$54,286 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Old Westbury
$53,647 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$53,548 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
Dominican University
$53,444 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$53,421 · 5 yrs out
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$215,146 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$193,646 · 5 yrs out
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$156,000 · 5 yrs out
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$145,916 · 5 yrs out
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