Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at Emory University

Atlanta, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 19 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,745
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#18 of 103
Rank by pay
#7 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$18,210
Median federal debt

Emory University graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 14% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Emory University 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
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15Northwestern University Evanston, IL$59,372$58,333#12$39,012
16DePaul University Chicago, IL$59,016$57,983#14$18,029
17University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$59,004$53,690#25$32,341
18Emory University Atlanta, GA$58,745$60,813#7—
19University of California-Davis Davis, CA$58,670$53,386#27$32,563
20University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$57,646$52,492#35$34,197
21University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$57,534$52,919#30$31,459

Other Majors at Emory University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$159,541$80,623#24 of 349
Business Administration, Management and Operations$136,731$85,682#6 of 1176
Economics$111,631$71,340#45 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$101,903$79,073#123 of 966
Political Science and Government$94,001$46,629#12 of 565
Statistics$93,446$60,714#22 of 50
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$90,025—#9 of 476
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$87,254$37,974#2 of 610
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$83,279—#57 of 253
Chemistry$79,034$32,130#24 of 209
Communication and Media Studies$78,866$37,237#12 of 660
Anthropology$78,768$36,700#3 of 188
International Relations and National Security Studies$78,029$45,022#18 of 118
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$76,993—#3 of 90
Area Studies$75,205$33,549#8 of 70
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$73,795$26,663#12 of 67
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$72,399$40,019#16 of 225
Biology$70,959$23,492#90 of 841
History$69,988$33,710#24 of 459
English Language and Literature$66,762$36,019#23 of 576
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$64,795$21,227#39 of 265
Psychology$59,628$32,085#104 of 1027
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$54,848$29,909#44 of 137
Music—$33,430—
Sociology—$30,516—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Emory University ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates make?

Graduates earn $58,745 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Emory University rank for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies?

Among 103 colleges reporting earnings for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates, Emory University ranks #18 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies at Emory University worth it?

Its graduates earn 14% more than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $18,210.

← All data for Emory University · 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.