Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at California State University-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 27 graduates a year

$27,058
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,970
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#31 of 103
Rank by pay
#45 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,000
Median federal debt

California State University-Los Angeles graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 8% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 39% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Los Angeles 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
…
28University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$56,555$51,461#43$31,443
29California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$56,188$51,127#44$30,628
30CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY$56,138$53,432#26$32,083
31California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$55,970$50,929#45$27,058
32University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA$55,798$50,773#47$31,140
33Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$55,472$52,798#33$55,206
34San Diego State University San Diego, CA$55,230$50,256#50$29,267

Other Majors at California State University-Los Angeles by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,182$98,811#39 of 966
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,014$63,981#167 of 258
Civil Engineering$94,760$73,178#23 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$93,028$55,405#127 of 318
Computer Science$87,525$44,530#264 of 349
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$86,970$45,287#16 of 51
Mathematics$70,677$37,845#152 of 309
Air Transportation$70,508$46,267#47 of 52
Computer and Information Sciences$69,022$45,355#387 of 459
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$67,441$50,428#48 of 110
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$65,366$39,266#27 of 49
Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,716$42,062#681 of 1176
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$59,904$30,824#97 of 476
Social Work$59,545$37,477#51 of 420
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$57,695$32,805#36 of 85
Public Health$56,466$40,750#114 of 215
Political Science and Government$56,063$29,818#416 of 565
History$55,413$26,862#123 of 459
Economics$54,998$32,877#362 of 368
Criminal Justice and Corrections$54,695$32,974#328 of 660
Biology$53,908$33,304#562 of 841
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$53,857$28,702#170 of 215
Philosophy$53,127—#53 of 86
Food Science and Technology—$52,806—
Nutrition Sciences$52,797$31,096#49 of 53
English Language and Literature$52,259$23,858#190 of 576
Chemistry$51,747$44,944#201 of 209
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$51,414$28,725#52 of 137
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$50,444$31,366#219 of 680
Sociology$50,249$34,092#283 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $27,058 one year after graduating and $55,970 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State University-Los Angeles 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 University-Los Angeles ranks #31 by median pay four years after graduation, and #45 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 8% more than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,000.

← All data for California State University-Los Angeles · 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.