Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies at CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 56 graduates a year

$32,083
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,138
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#30 of 103
Rank by pay
#26 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$8,625
Median federal debt

CUNY Brooklyn College graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 15% of one year’s pay at that point.

How CUNY Brooklyn 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
…
27Washington State University Pullman, WA$56,880$52,317#36—
28University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA$56,555$51,461#43$31,443
29California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA$56,188$51,127#44$30,628
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

Other Majors at CUNY Brooklyn College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$89,943$51,862#200 of 459
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$80,207$46,233#2 of 345
Finance and Financial Management Services$69,489$37,867#353 of 452
Philosophy$67,948$27,926#14 of 86
Information Science/Studies$67,838$49,688#117 of 148
Sociology$65,606$41,062#31 of 462
Accounting and Related Services$64,103$42,862#632 of 796
Mathematics$63,610$29,957#222 of 309
Political Science and Government$63,184$29,577#255 of 565
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,323$37,057#746 of 1176
Journalism$60,272$23,120#46 of 187
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,828$37,223#45 of 680
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$58,821$36,834#24 of 70
Communication and Media Studies$57,024$27,262#242 of 660
English Language and Literature$54,014$29,557#156 of 576
Biology$53,786$26,612#568 of 841
Psychology$52,742$29,802#366 of 1027
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$51,404$22,947#66 of 158
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$50,821$26,817#194 of 215
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$50,454$25,101#393 of 610
History$44,416$18,674#387 of 459
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$44,032$20,476#79 of 144
Fine and Studio Arts$42,362$22,633#189 of 423
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$41,233$20,645#109 of 255
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$39,837$20,242#115 of 137
Chemistry—$34,239—
Anthropology$33,127—#184 of 188

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do CUNY Brooklyn College ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $32,083 one year after graduating and $56,138 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY Brooklyn College rank for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies?

Among 103 colleges reporting earnings for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies graduates, CUNY Brooklyn College ranks #30 by median pay four years after graduation, and #26 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies at CUNY Brooklyn College worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $8,625.

← All data for CUNY Brooklyn 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.