Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Pomona, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 15 graduates a year

$40,253
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$43,082
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#93 of 103
Rank by pay
#98 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$14,936
Median federal debt

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 17% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Compares for Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

All 103 colleges reporting ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Brandeis University Waltham, MA$73,256$64,510#4$35,057
2Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$72,063$73,289#1$36,426
3University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$67,291$61,230#5$34,559
4Yale University New Haven, CT$65,213$58,713#9$32,624
5Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA$64,701$56,976#16—
6University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$64,152$68,823#2—
7Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$64,116$58,341#11$35,263
8American University Washington, DC$63,553$55,689#18$46,206
9University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI$63,426$66,875#3$33,991
10University of Delaware Newark, DE$61,443$61,075#6$38,124
…
90Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL$44,703$43,920#84—
91Rhode Island College Providence, RI$44,144$43,477#88—
92Georgia State University Atlanta, GA$43,975$45,523#72$27,932
93California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$43,082$39,202#98$40,253
94California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA$43,064$39,185#99$30,844
95University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$42,635$44,065#77$21,836
96University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI$42,435$44,156#76$29,270

Other Majors at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$106,171$78,320#10 of 59
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$105,812$87,960#3 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,924$80,827#72 of 258
Computer Science$103,494$60,740#147 of 349
Chemical Engineering$102,849$69,009#36 of 158
Computer Engineering$100,673$70,768#117 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$99,148$75,040#47 of 318
Civil Engineering$97,790$75,758#11 of 233
Industrial Engineering$95,835$75,110#53 of 94
Manufacturing Engineering$93,042$79,549#4 of 15
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$91,709$68,815#10 of 46
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$91,230$64,243#7 of 61
Physics$87,856$64,045#29 of 107
Architecture$76,969$57,514#4 of 78
Food Science and Technology$75,601$51,883#8 of 29
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$73,305$49,406#12 of 138
Biotechnology$73,152$60,697#10 of 13
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$72,704$45,960#5 of 17
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,954$46,581#345 of 1176
Chemistry$70,741$43,294#72 of 209
Landscape Architecture$69,790$47,253#6 of 19
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,077$27,657#28 of 225
Plant Sciences$66,714$46,152#6 of 44
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$63,525—#4 of 62
Mathematics$63,059$29,697#227 of 309
Political Science and Government$61,712$28,119#288 of 565
Biology$61,688$35,334#286 of 841
Economics$61,084$39,836#349 of 368
Geography and Cartography$57,424$35,426#64 of 117
Hospitality Administration/Management$57,114$33,930#59 of 137

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do California State Polytechnic University-Pomona ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,253 one year after graduating and $43,082 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State Polytechnic University-Pomona rank for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies?

Among 103 colleges reporting earnings for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona ranks #93 by median pay four years after graduation, and #98 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies at California State Polytechnic University-Pomona worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% less than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $14,936.

← All data for California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.