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

New York, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 21 graduates a year

$26,973
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,637
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$51,710
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#73 of 103
Rank by pay
#69 of 103
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,739
Median federal debt

CUNY City College graduates in ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies earn 6% less 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 CUNY City 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
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70University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT$48,810$43,945#81$39,343
71University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT$48,810$43,945#82$39,343
72University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT$48,810$43,945#83$39,343
73CUNY City College New York, NY$48,637$46,292#69$26,973
74Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$48,572$52,109#40—
75University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI$47,880$43,565#86$20,109
76University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$47,471$43,195#93$26,712

Other Majors at CUNY City College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$148,354—#4 of 253
Computer Engineering$117,131$78,326#45 of 189
Computer Science$116,238$83,258#88 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$97,698$78,172#147 of 258
Mechanical Engineering$97,270$65,905#60 of 318
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,685$56,711#50 of 118
Chemical Engineering$88,659$67,450#131 of 158
Civil Engineering$87,957$67,194#77 of 233
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$87,804$62,945#5 of 46
Mathematics$73,882—#122 of 309
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$72,068—#8 of 158
Communication and Media Studies$69,948$42,734#46 of 660
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education$68,614——
Economics$67,679$45,556#298 of 368
Applied Mathematics$66,754$28,702#41 of 45
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,414$40,141#608 of 1176
Biology$63,206$28,324#236 of 841
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$62,440$44,175#72 of 110
Political Science and Government$59,540$29,823#333 of 565
International Relations and National Security Studies$59,039$30,627#82 of 118
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$58,063$43,059#136 of 476
Psychology$56,223$30,925#200 of 1027
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,895$39,169#84 of 680
Sociology$55,683$28,825#149 of 462
History$52,809$30,290#190 of 459
Physics—$48,908—
English Language and Literature$47,753$27,082#323 of 576
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$46,801$26,918#59 of 144
Fine and Studio Arts$45,656$24,742#106 of 423
Music$44,058$19,145#126 of 268

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $26,973 one year after graduating and $48,637 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does CUNY City 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 City College ranks #73 by median pay four years after graduation, and #69 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 6% less than the national median for ethnic, cultural minority, gender, and group studies ($51,710), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,739.

← All data for CUNY City 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.