Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 36 graduates a year

$55,206
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$55,472
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#33 of 103
Rank by pay
#33 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,500
Median federal debt

Columbia University in the City of New York 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 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Columbia University in the City of New York 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
…
30CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY$56,138$53,432#26$32,083
31California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA$55,970$50,929#45$27,058
32University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA$55,798$50,773#47$31,140
33Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$55,472$52,798#33$55,206
34San Diego State University San Diego, CA$55,230$50,256#50$29,267
35University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA$55,208$50,236#51—
36Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ$55,164$48,417#63$30,296

Other Majors at Columbia University in the City of New York by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$194,365$102,083#3 of 189
Computer Science$188,265$118,636#16 of 349
Operations Research$167,572$110,457—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$143,332$84,019#6 of 258
Economics$137,710$83,135#13 of 368
Mathematics$117,252—#13 of 309
Mechanical Engineering$111,491$72,036#10 of 318
Civil Engineering$108,246—#3 of 233
Sociology$101,536$58,541#1 of 462
Political Science and Government$100,245$61,077#4 of 565
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$99,679—#5 of 476
History$98,079$53,828#6 of 459
Area Studies$96,884$41,479#2 of 70
Applied Mathematics—$91,559—
Research and Experimental Psychology$86,946$53,156#2 of 82
Sustainability Studies$85,545$53,957#1 of 17
Anthropology$83,493—#1 of 188
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$70,244$33,893#17 of 67
Social Sciences$65,085$34,845#9 of 35
Biomedical/Medical Engineering—$62,895—
English Language and Literature$59,396$35,838#61 of 576
Philosophy$56,885$52,668#43 of 86
Chemical Engineering—$55,154—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$54,327—
Biology$53,698$40,935#572 of 841
Fine and Studio Arts—$51,435—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$47,702$36,244#66 of 137
Visual and Performing Arts$46,535—#6 of 10
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences—$34,658—
Music—$32,924—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Columbia University in the City of New York ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $55,206 one year after graduating and $55,472 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Columbia University in the City of New York rank for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies?

Among 103 colleges reporting earnings for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates, Columbia University in the City of New York ranks #33 by median pay four years after graduation, and #33 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies at Columbia University in the City of New York 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 $19,500.

← All data for Columbia University in the City of New York · 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.