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

Santa Cruz, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 120 graduates a year

$31,140
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,798
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#32 of 103
Rank by pay
#47 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,500
Median federal debt

University of California-Santa Cruz 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 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of California-Santa Cruz 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
…
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
35University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$55,208$50,236#51—

Other Majors at University of California-Santa Cruz by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$124,641$79,969#29 of 189
Computer Science$123,422$75,150#67 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$118,290$78,842#12 of 258
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$98,567$55,856#38 of 118
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$94,589$55,773#31 of 99
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$88,305$40,320#3 of 110
Business/Managerial Economics$82,064$52,029#35 of 84
Economics$76,382$50,518#207 of 368
Cognitive Science$72,125$35,384#13 of 19
Chemistry$71,348$39,700#68 of 209
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$69,849$45,088#16 of 35
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$69,027$25,034#18 of 67
Design and Applied Arts$66,333—#36 of 299
Non-Professional Legal Studies$66,244$36,941#16 of 39
Political Science and Government$65,890$31,882#188 of 565
Biology$65,036$37,651#177 of 841
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$64,499$43,362#49 of 138
History$60,519$33,081#51 of 459
Psychology$59,948$30,730#100 of 1027
Mathematics$59,214$40,798#255 of 309
Graphic Communications$58,163$25,358#10 of 59
Community Organization and Advocacy$56,620$29,617#7 of 24
Sociology$55,338$28,495#155 of 462
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$55,240$29,152#130 of 265
Behavioral Sciences$54,606$28,709#4 of 20
Anthropology$52,315$23,152#49 of 188
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$51,519$32,934#164 of 225
Philosophy$51,398$30,285#60 of 86
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$49,821$25,810#34 of 62
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$49,763$21,793#47 of 90

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $31,140 one year after graduating and $55,798 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of California-Santa Cruz 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-Santa Cruz ranks #32 by median pay four years after graduation, and #47 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies at University of California-Santa Cruz 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 $19,500.

← All data for University of California-Santa Cruz · 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.