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

Northridge, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 188 graduates a year

$26,767
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$50,708
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#58 of 103
Rank by pay
#70 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$15,000
Median federal debt

California State University-Northridge graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 30% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Northridge 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
…
55University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$50,941$50,049#53$32,856
56University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$50,784$52,181#39$26,875
57University of Louisville Louisville, KY$50,715$57,425#15$29,990
58California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$50,708$46,141#70$26,767
59Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN$50,694$48,424#62—
60California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA$50,453$45,909#71$27,726
61Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$50,421$50,718#48—

Other Majors at California State University-Northridge by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,613$106,780#37 of 966
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$105,747$100,724#19 of 253
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$104,065$75,207#71 of 258
Computer Science$101,348$62,821#162 of 349
Computer Engineering$101,021$75,692#115 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$99,216$71,359#46 of 318
Civil Engineering$97,123$62,768#12 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$92,329$68,904#96 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$91,131$55,931#184 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$89,804$79,352#25 of 43
Management Information Systems and Services$88,999$58,733#57 of 166
Public Administration$85,789$76,049#4 of 47
Chemistry$79,878$44,874#17 of 209
Finance and Financial Management Services$74,656$48,553#268 of 452
Operations Research$74,344$53,677—
Biotechnology$73,542$42,712#9 of 13
Economics$72,890$35,628#239 of 368
Urban Studies/Affairs$72,148$46,826#7 of 30
Geography and Cartography$69,323$27,002#16 of 117
Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,760$43,714#545 of 1176
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$65,188$22,310#42 of 215
Marketing$64,373$37,016#308 of 516
Mathematics$63,077$38,598#226 of 309
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,740$44,779#123 of 275
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$59,940$34,838#9 of 62
Design and Applied Arts$59,676$36,736#84 of 299
Biology$59,100$29,506#372 of 841
Political Science and Government$57,527$32,014#386 of 565
Real Estate$57,174$35,879#24 of 25
Communication and Media Studies$57,138$30,794#239 of 660

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $26,767 one year after graduating and $50,708 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State University-Northridge 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-Northridge ranks #58 by median pay four years after graduation, and #70 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $15,000.

← All data for California State University-Northridge · 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.