Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 44 graduates a year

$31,443
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,555
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#28 of 103
Rank by pay
#43 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,305
Median federal debt

University of California-Riverside graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 9% 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 University of California-Riverside 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
…
25California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA$57,145$51,998#41$47,511
26CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY$56,907$54,164#24$36,292
27Washington State University Pullman, WA$56,880$52,317#36—
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

Other Majors at University of California-Riverside by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$117,705$81,034#85 of 349
Computer Engineering$107,193$65,049#88 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$102,630$66,430#81 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$93,721$62,554#114 of 318
Chemical Engineering$91,457$68,245#122 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$90,041$61,342#77 of 118
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$84,300$59,309#12 of 46
Statistics$78,492$29,138#35 of 50
Information Science/Studies—$76,090—
Physics$74,410$19,977#70 of 107
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$72,295$43,086#12 of 49
Business Administration, Management and Operations$72,027$43,213#315 of 1176
Economics$66,682$37,149#309 of 368
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$65,813$31,148#22 of 35
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$64,944$30,521#37 of 265
Business/Managerial Economics$64,147$37,496#75 of 84
Chemistry$64,131$39,676#129 of 209
Mathematics$63,596$27,227#223 of 309
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$62,211$23,203#64 of 476
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$59,677$22,998#78 of 138
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$59,549$30,077#85 of 110
Public Policy Analysis$58,504$39,867#32 of 34
Sustainability Studies$58,463$30,698#12 of 17
Biology$58,339$26,863#405 of 841
International/Globalization Studies$57,959$21,428#40 of 87
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education$57,847$23,447—
Political Science and Government$56,740$30,060#402 of 565
International Relations and National Security Studies$56,108$27,021#95 of 118
Sociology$55,682$29,367#150 of 462
Social Sciences$55,087$39,934#17 of 35

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $31,443 one year after graduating and $56,555 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of California-Riverside rank for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies?

Among 103 colleges reporting earnings for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates, University of California-Riverside ranks #28 by median pay four years after graduation, and #43 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,305.

← All data for University of California-Riverside · 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.