Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Bachelor's Degree · about 10 graduates a year

$34,777
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$59,461
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#14 of 103
Rank by pay
#38 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$16,250
Median federal debt

University of Maryland-College Park graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 15% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 27% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Maryland-College Park 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
11San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$59,990$54,587#22$31,001
12Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA$59,843$52,698#34—
13University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH$59,567$54,867#20$40,720
14University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$59,461$52,184#38$34,777
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

Other Majors at University of Maryland-College Park by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$152,422$95,847#12 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$144,501—#17 of 459
Computer Science$137,931$99,756#44 of 349
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$111,649$72,304#10 of 126
Finance and Financial Management Services$110,648$75,689#25 of 452
Information Science/Studies$109,092$70,344#7 of 148
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,834$85,500#38 of 258
Chemical Engineering$102,149$81,777#39 of 158
Mechanical Engineering$100,003$76,485#38 of 318
Mathematics$99,689$79,129#27 of 309
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$98,044$78,631#23 of 59
Materials Engineering$97,714—#7 of 34
Accounting and Related Services$97,314$69,821#66 of 796
Marketing$93,782$61,578#14 of 516
Agricultural Engineering$93,440$69,848#3 of 26
Civil Engineering$93,280$76,731#31 of 233
Engineering$92,653$80,931#11 of 19
Physics$90,900$39,825#22 of 107
International Business$90,333$61,199#18 of 115
Business Administration, Management and Operations$86,590$65,842#69 of 1176
Economics$83,880$58,650#147 of 368
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$80,470$48,721#10 of 110
Chemistry$79,869$46,140#18 of 209
Agricultural Business and Management$78,577$53,081#9 of 77
Political Science and Government$74,437$42,688#71 of 565
Communication and Media Studies$74,402$43,696#25 of 660
Food Science and Technology$73,677$24,341#11 of 29
Public Health$72,328$38,273#23 of 215
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$69,033$31,105#22 of 215
Architecture$68,527$46,347#34 of 78

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Maryland-College Park ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,777 one year after graduating and $59,461 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Maryland-College Park 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 Maryland-College Park ranks #14 by median pay four years after graduation, and #38 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies at University of Maryland-College Park worth it?

Its graduates earn 15% more than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $16,250.

← All data for University of Maryland-College Park · 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.