Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 51 graduates a year

$33,366
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$45,253
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#87 of 103
Rank by pay
#73 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,500
Median federal debt

University of Illinois Chicago graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 12% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 36% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Illinois Chicago 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
…
84State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY$45,563$43,367#91$23,751
85Stanford University Stanford, CA$45,519$41,419#95$41,156
86University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC$45,294$48,607#59$29,723
87University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL$45,253$44,461#73$33,366
88University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM$45,139$52,264#37$38,260
89Aurora University Aurora, IL$44,786$44,002#78—
90Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL$44,703$43,920#84—

Other Majors at University of Illinois Chicago by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$120,470$78,040#77 of 349
Computer Engineering$102,691$71,148#109 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$92,002$72,926#222 of 258
Chemical Engineering$87,407$58,377#137 of 158
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$87,393$55,011#94 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$87,384$69,871#255 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,037$75,045#474 of 966
Industrial Engineering$86,202$57,281#86 of 94
Accounting and Related Services$86,088$65,680#163 of 796
Civil Engineering$83,680$69,310#139 of 233
Finance and Financial Management Services$83,218$55,591#160 of 452
Information Science/Studies$81,180$58,651#83 of 148
Mathematics and Computer Science$77,321$44,143#5 of 5
Marketing$71,293$42,782#170 of 516
Statistics$68,585$38,296#48 of 50
Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,109$65,781#442 of 1176
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$67,555$45,665#112 of 126
Mathematics$67,016—#190 of 309
Health and Medical Administrative Services$66,694$44,526#79 of 275
Chemistry$64,442—#128 of 209
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$64,100$60,917#12 of 680
Economics$63,429$37,767#332 of 368
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$63,233$47,292#18 of 345
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$61,206$37,280#65 of 138
Political Science and Government$60,020$38,363#320 of 565
Criminal Justice and Corrections$59,295$34,551#168 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$59,188$34,377#90 of 299
Biology$59,119$28,768#371 of 841
Public Health$58,603$41,585#101 of 215
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$58,268$34,308#92 of 110

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Illinois Chicago ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,366 one year after graduating and $45,253 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Illinois Chicago 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 Illinois Chicago ranks #87 by median pay four years after graduation, and #73 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies at University of Illinois Chicago worth it?

Its graduates earn 12% less than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,500.

← All data for University of Illinois Chicago · 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.