Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at St Olaf College

Northfield, MN · Bachelor's Degree · about 28 graduates a year

$28,288
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$54,100
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#43 of 103
Rank by pay
#42 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,480
Median federal debt

St Olaf College graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How St Olaf College 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
…
40Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA$54,897$49,953#54$26,868
41University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$54,798$58,806#8$37,411
42University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$54,691$58,691#10$26,342
43St Olaf College Northfield, MN$54,100$51,677#42$28,288
44University of Oregon Eugene, OR$54,057$54,375#23—
45University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA$53,509$47,120#67$41,872
46University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA$53,319$48,517#60$30,984

Other Majors at St Olaf College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$122,912$82,278#68 of 349
Mathematics$87,691$58,825#53 of 309
Economics$84,559$56,238#141 of 368
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$76,078—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$66,314$33,577#56 of 610
Biology$62,818$36,429#254 of 841
Sociology and Anthropology$60,225—#1 of 9
Political Science and Government$57,869$30,953#378 of 565
Research and Experimental Psychology$56,282$35,070#42 of 82
Psychology$53,666—#316 of 1027
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$53,232$32,094#155 of 225
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$51,909$47,807#150 of 345
Social Work$50,611$45,146#241 of 420
English Language and Literature$49,382$29,398#270 of 576
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$48,137$29,921#221 of 265
Area Studies$47,677$35,569#60 of 70
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$45,023—#46 of 255
Fine and Studio Arts$44,287$26,870#141 of 423
Chemistry—$44,020—
History$42,538—#412 of 459
Music$42,439$24,732#150 of 268
Religion/Religious Studies$37,335$36,329#33 of 45
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$27,328—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do St Olaf College ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $28,288 one year after graduating and $54,100 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does St Olaf College rank for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies?

Among 103 colleges reporting earnings for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates, St Olaf College ranks #43 by median pay four years after graduation, and #42 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies at St Olaf College worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,480.

← All data for St Olaf College · 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.