Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 6 graduates a year

$30,296
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,164
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#38 of 103
Rank by pay
#65 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Rutgers University-Newark graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 7% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 47% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rutgers University-Newark 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
…
35University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$55,208$50,236#51—
36Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ$55,164$48,417#63$30,296
37Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$55,164$48,417#64$30,296
38Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ$55,164$48,417#65$30,296
39University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$55,088$50,126#52$29,914
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

Other Majors at Rutgers University-Newark by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$125,303$80,448#33 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,695$68,338#53 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$89,098$63,023#56 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$89,087$68,141#126 of 796
Information Science/Studies$87,757$56,360#48 of 148
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,399$72,259#42 of 253
Economics$86,120$51,848#133 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$84,376$80,060#22 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$83,606$58,896#97 of 1176
Mathematics$81,845$54,953#79 of 309
Marketing$74,813$48,645#127 of 516
Chemistry$73,245$44,949#54 of 209
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$70,106$47,045#18 of 138
Biology$68,306$32,024#125 of 841
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$67,805$43,223#25 of 265
Physics$67,544$35,689#91 of 107
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$67,099$42,482#6 of 10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$66,519$31,335#35 of 225
Political Science and Government$63,765$39,723#236 of 565
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$63,679$38,508#5 of 144
Journalism$62,670$32,523#31 of 187
Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,817$34,611#103 of 660
Health and Medical Administrative Services$59,921$49,928#133 of 275
Research and Experimental Psychology$59,913—#38 of 82
Philosophy$58,891$40,113#38 of 86
Social Work$56,797$39,936#96 of 420
Psychology$56,479$31,280#190 of 1027
Anthropology$56,468$36,978#21 of 188
Music$56,008$36,707#28 of 268
English Language and Literature$55,337$26,310#132 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rutgers University-Newark ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,296 one year after graduating and $55,164 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rutgers University-Newark rank for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies?

Among 103 colleges reporting earnings for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates, Rutgers University-Newark ranks #38 by median pay four years after graduation, and #65 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies at Rutgers University-Newark worth it?

Its graduates earn 7% more than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for Rutgers University-Newark · 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.