Master's-13% vs national median159 grads tracked
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ranked 20th of 28 master's programs in Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,382
middle 50%: $29,866 – $71,633
Median · 5 years out
$55,746
middle 50%: $40,342 – $75,294
Median · 10 years out
$73,442
middle 50%: $52,636 – $94,122
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
This Wisconsin institution's master's graduates in ethnic and group studies earn $41k initially. Median pay increases to $73k 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.
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
≈ $8,471 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Iowa
$62,158 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$59,307 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$55,464 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$54,522 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$53,202 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$50,402 · 5 yrs out
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$227,440 · 5 yrs out
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$191,060 · 5 yrs out
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$179,858 · 5 yrs out
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$176,530 · 5 yrs out
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$139,926 · 5 yrs out
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