Best degree programs for Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary, ranked by enrollment
55 college programs and 746 schools train Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $85,020 median wage, 11,300 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
55 college programs at 746 schools train area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary, graduating 15,816 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. The job pays a median of $85,020 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary
Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
55 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 05.0299 | 2,170 | 13.7% | 127 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 2 | CIP 05.0207 | 2,141 | 13.5% | 300 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 3 | CIP 38.0206 | 1,149 | 7.3% | 52 | $26,048 | $25,612 |
| 4 | American/United States Studies/Civilizationmain feeder CIP 05.0102 | 1,027 | 6.5% | 120 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 5 | Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)main feeder CIP 05.0122 | 783 | 5.0% | 8 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 6 | CIP 05.0201 | 764 | 4.8% | 164 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 7 | CIP 30.2301 | 737 | 4.7% | 100 | $25,750 | $18,622 |
| 8 | CIP 05.0210 | 583 | 3.7% | 28 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 9 | Asian Studies/Civilizationmain feeder CIP 05.0103 | 549 | 3.5% | 94 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 10 | CIP 05.0202 | 528 | 3.3% | 87 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 11 | CIP 05.0203 | 510 | 3.2% | 54 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 12 | Area Studies, Othermain feeder CIP 05.0199 | 505 | 3.2% | 65 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 13 | CIP 05.0200 | 505 | 3.2% | 74 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 14 | CIP 05.0211 | 474 | 3.0% | 29 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 15 | East Asian Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0104 | 446 | 2.8% | 62 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 16 | CIP 30.2601 | 372 | 2.4% | 40 | $21,458 | $21,125 |
| 17 | Latin American Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0107 | 365 | 2.3% | 86 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 18 | Near and Middle Eastern Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0108 | 261 | 1.7% | 46 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 19 | African Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0101 | 171 | 1.1% | 45 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 20 | European Studies/Civilizationmain feeder CIP 05.0106 | 161 | 1.0% | 27 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 21 | CIP 30.2202 | 145 | 0.9% | 29 | $32,054 | $24,000 |
| 22 | CIP 30.5202 | 133 | 0.8% | 12 | — | — |
| 23 | CIP 05.0206 | 129 | 0.8% | 16 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 24 | CIP 30.2201 | 105 | 0.7% | 27 | $32,054 | $24,000 |
| 25 | Russian Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0110 | 81 | 0.5% | 30 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 26 | French Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0124 | 78 | 0.5% | 26 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 27 | CIP 05.0208 | 75 | 0.5% | 17 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 28 | CIP 05.0105 | 69 | 0.4% | 12 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 29 | Latin American and Caribbean Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0134 | 66 | 0.4% | 18 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 30 | CIP 05.0209 | 60 | 0.4% | 8 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 31 | CIP 30.1202 | 59 | 0.4% | 20 | $35,326 | $22,812 |
| 32 | Japanese Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0127 | 56 | 0.4% | 15 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 33 | CIP 45.0204 | 56 | 0.4% | 12 | $27,806 | $23,000 |
| 34 | Italian Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0126 | 45 | 0.3% | 18 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 35 | Spanish and Iberian Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0130 | 43 | 0.3% | 7 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 36 | CIP 05.9999 | 42 | 0.3% | 8 | — | — |
| 37 | CIP 05.0212 | 42 | 0.3% | 7 | $31,459 | $23,000 |
| 38 | Western European Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0114 | 40 | 0.3% | 5 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 39 | CIP 38.0208 | 40 | 0.3% | 7 | $26,048 | $25,612 |
| 40 | German Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0125 | 37 | 0.2% | 17 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 41 | CIP 38.0205 | 30 | 0.2% | 10 | $26,048 | $25,612 |
| 42 | Chinese Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0123 | 29 | 0.2% | 12 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 43 | Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0109 | 28 | 0.2% | 5 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 44 | CIP 30.3601 | 22 | 0.1% | 4 | — | — |
| 45 | Scandinavian Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0111 | 20 | 0.1% | 5 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 46 | South Asian Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0112 | 20 | 0.1% | 5 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 47 | Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0120 | 14 | 0.1% | 2 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 48 | Southeast Asian Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0113 | 12 | 0.1% | 4 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 49 | Slavic Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0118 | 12 | 0.1% | 2 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 50 | Appalachian Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0135 | 8 | 0.1% | 2 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 51 | Korean Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0128 | 6 | 0.0% | 2 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 52 | Irish Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0133 | 6 | 0.0% | 2 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 53 | Economics and Foreign Language/Literature CIP 30.4001 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | — | — |
| 54 | Canadian Studiesmain feeder CIP 05.0115 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $34,211 | $21,627 |
| 55 | CIP 30.2299 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | $32,054 | $24,000 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO Public · 2 feeder programs | 1,277 | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 75% | — | 78% |
| 2 | University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI Public · 22 feeder programs | 816 | Disability Studies | 90% | — | 45% |
| 3 | The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 708 | Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) | 28% | — | 58% |
| 4 | Yeshiva University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 586 | Jewish/Judaic Studies | 83% | $39,696 | 56% |
| 5 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private not-for-profit · 12 feeder programs | 192 | Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 98% | $15,013 | 4% |
| 6 | University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA Public · 18 feeder programs | 192 | Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 93% | — | 9% |
| 7 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA Public · 13 feeder programs | 188 | Area Studies, Other | 85% | — | 58% |
| 8 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY Public · 8 feeder programs | 181 | Disability Studies | — | — | 68% |
| 9 | University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public · 11 feeder programs | 176 | Ethnic Studies | 93% | — | 11% |
| 10 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA Public · 15 feeder programs | 164 | Area Studies, Other | 85% | — | 39% |
| 11 | California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA Public · 8 feeder programs | 158 | Deaf Studies | 57% | — | 93% |
| 12 | Seminary Bnos Chaim Lakewood, NJ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 147 | Jewish/Judaic Studies | 94% | $15,385 | 44% |
| 13 | Georgetown University Washington, DC Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 146 | East Asian Studies | 95% | $22,242 | 13% |
| 14 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public · 16 feeder programs | 144 | Women's Studies | 89% | — | 27% |
| 15 | Ohio University - Main Campus Athens, OH Public · 14 feeder programs | 142 | Deaf Studies | 65% | — | 85% |
| 16 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Public · 7 feeder programs | 121 | Area Studies, Other | 91% | — | 15% |
| 17 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 11 feeder programs | 119 | East Asian Studies | 96% | $15,315 | 4% |
| 18 | Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA Public · 1 feeder programs | 118 | American/United States Studies/Civilization | 34% | — | — |
| 19 | Yale University New Haven, CT Private not-for-profit · 12 feeder programs | 117 | American/United States Studies/Civilization | 96% | $27,025 | 4% |
| 20 | University of California - Davis Davis, CA Public · 10 feeder programs | 116 | Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 86% | — | 42% |
| 21 | University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA Public · 4 feeder programs | 109 | Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 75% | — | 66% |
| 22 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public · 19 feeder programs | 105 | Disability Studies | 68% | — | 90% |
| 23 | New York University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 14 feeder programs | 100 | Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 88% | $29,023 | 9% |
| 24 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI Public · 12 feeder programs | 100 | Asian Studies/Civilization | 93% | — | 16% |
| 25 | Stanford University Stanford, CA Private not-for-profit · 10 feeder programs | 99 | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 92% | $12,032 | 4% |
| 26 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH Public · 9 feeder programs | 93 | Deaf Studies | 75% | — | 85% |
| 27 | California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA Public · 4 feeder programs | 90 | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 56% | — | 94% |
| 28 | Wesleyan University Middletown, CT Private not-for-profit · 10 feeder programs | 90 | American/United States Studies/Civilization | 93% | $16,467 | 16% |
| 29 | California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA Public · 9 feeder programs | 89 | Deaf Studies | 69% | — | 46% |
| 30 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public · 10 feeder programs | 86 | Disability Studies | 75% | — | 84% |
| 31 | Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY Public · 2 feeder programs | 83 | Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis | 41% | — | — |
| 32 | Boise State University Boise, ID Public · 4 feeder programs | 80 | Digital Humanities | 60% | — | 87% |
| 33 | City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Public · 2 feeder programs | 80 | Ethnic Studies | 40% | — | — |
| 34 | Duke University Durham, NC Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 79 | African-American/Black Studies | 97% | $16,260 | 6% |
| 35 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 4 feeder programs | 79 | Women's Studies | 91% | — | 24% |
| 36 | University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI Public · 7 feeder programs | 79 | American Indian/Native American Studies | 64% | — | 87% |
| 37 | Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 5 feeder programs | 75 | Asian Studies/Civilization | 74% | — | 55% |
| 38 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public · 7 feeder programs | 75 | Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 71% | — | 93% |
| 39 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public · 12 feeder programs | 74 | East Asian Studies | 68% | — | 86% |
| 40 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Public · 6 feeder programs | 70 | Women's Studies | 65% | — | 86% |
| 41 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NH Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs | 69 | Asian Studies/Civilization | 96% | $14,689 | 5% |
| 42 | Elyon College Brooklyn, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 69 | Jewish/Judaic Studies | 96% | $15,442 | — |
| 43 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL Public · 7 feeder programs | 69 | Disability Studies | 62% | — | 77% |
| 44 | University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD Public · 2 feeder programs | 69 | Asian Studies/Civilization | 33% | — | — |
| 45 | Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN Public · 9 feeder programs | 66 | Folklore Studies | 80% | — | 78% |
| 46 | San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA Public · 8 feeder programs | 66 | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 50% | — | 96% |
| 47 | University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Public · 7 feeder programs | 66 | Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 83% | — | 33% |
| 48 | Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs | 64 | American/United States Studies/Civilization | 94% | $14,126 | 12% |
| 49 | University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Public · 7 feeder programs | 62 | Women's Studies | 69% | — | 93% |
| 50 | Brown University Providence, RI Private not-for-profit · 14 feeder programs | 59 | African Studies | 96% | $14,644 | 5% |
What area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $105,220 | 770 | 0.59× | 134 | 2,749 |
| New York | $101,800 | 1,520 | 2.16× | 58 | 1,814 |
| Texas | $72,250 | 830 | 0.81× | 28 | 1,023 |
| Wisconsin | $78,770 | 180 | 0.85× | 16 | 992 |
| Massachusetts | $100,470 | 610 | 2.31× | 29 | 677 |
| Pennsylvania | $96,010 | 260 | 0.58× | 44 | 568 |
| Ohio | $80,060 | 390 | 0.96× | 28 | 520 |
| Illinois | $90,030 | 220 | 0.50× | 23 | 408 |
| New Jersey | $97,500 | 480 | 1.54× | 18 | 384 |
| Maryland | $91,330 | 520 | 2.60× | 15 | 322 |
| North Carolina | $66,470 | 590 | 1.65× | 15 | 306 |
| Connecticut | $99,900 | 310 | 2.55× | 11 | 299 |
| Washington | $81,410 | 240 | 0.94× | 15 | 279 |
| District of Columbia | $101,700 | 230 | 4.60× | 5 | 275 |
| Arizona | $75,680 | 240 | 1.02× | 12 | 267 |
| Georgia | $77,630 | 450 | 1.28× | 12 | 267 |
| Michigan | $87,840 | 460 | 1.45× | 23 | 245 |
| Florida | $66,520 | 120 | 0.17× | 13 | 233 |
| Indiana | $84,970 | 260 | 1.14× | 20 | 187 |
| Minnesota | $81,580 | 280 | 1.32× | 21 | 181 |
| Virginia | $85,960 | 300 | 1.00× | 13 | 166 |
| Kentucky | $74,690 | 90 | 0.63× | 10 | 155 |
| Oregon | $80,310 | 340 | 2.35× | 10 | 142 |
| Utahmoderate | $82,990 | 40 | 0.31× | 4 | 139 |
| Tennessee | $75,060 | 60 | 0.26× | 11 | 120 |
| Colorado | $79,190 | 160 | 0.77× | 12 | 104 |
| Kansas | $107,120 | 90 | 0.85× | 6 | 101 |
| Oklahoma | $76,600 | 50 | 0.39× | 10 | 98 |
| Rhode Island | $104,460 | — | — | 6 | 95 |
| New Hampshiremoderate | $125,450 | 80 | 1.65× | 4 | 81 |
| South Carolina | $64,500 | 130 | 0.80× | 9 | 73 |
| Maine | $103,060 | 50 | 1.06× | 6 | 70 |
| Montana | $78,690 | 90 | 2.38× | 6 | 49 |
| Alabamamoderate | $63,090 | 50 | 0.30× | 4 | 42 |
| Alaskamoderate | $81,700 | 80 | 3.59× | 4 | 26 |
| Wyominglimited | $76,170 | 40 | 1.99× | 2 | 20 |
| West Virginiamoderate | $71,200 | 40 | 0.70× | 3 | 16 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
Skills
- Reading Comprehension4.3
- Speaking4.1
- Learning Strategies4.0
- Active Learning4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Writing4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Monitoring3.1
Knowledge areas
- Education and Training4.6
- English Language4.6
- Sociology and Anthropology3.7
- History and Archeology3.6
- Foreign Language3.5
- Communications and Media3.4
Abilities
- Oral Expression4.1
- Written Expression4.1
- Oral Comprehension4.0
- Speech Clarity4.0
- Written Comprehension4.0
- Inductive Reasoning3.8
Core activities
- Training and Teaching Others4.6
- Getting Information4.5
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.5
- Thinking Creatively4.4
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.3
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.3
Tools and technology
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How to become a Area
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary21 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 05.0101African Studies
- 05.0102American/United States Studies/Civilization
- 05.0103Asian Studies/Civilization
- 05.0104East Asian Studies
- 05.0105Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
- 05.0106European Studies/Civilization
- 05.0107Latin American Studies
- 05.0108Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- 05.0109Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies
- 05.0110Russian Studies
- 05.0111Scandinavian Studies
- 05.0112South Asian Studies
- 05.0113Southeast Asian Studies
- 05.0114Western European Studies
- 05.0115Canadian Studies
- 05.0116Balkans Studies(no graduates reported)
- 05.0117Baltic Studies(no graduates reported)
- 05.0118Slavic Studies
- 05.0119Caribbean Studies(no graduates reported)
- 05.0120Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies
- 05.0121Commonwealth Studies(no graduates reported)
- 05.0122Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)
- 05.0123Chinese Studies
- 05.0124French Studies
- 05.0125German Studies
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become an Area?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other, which awarded 2,170 degrees in 2024-25, 13.7% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Area?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 55 programs to this occupation. The largest are Ethnic, Area Studies, Religion/Religious Studies, Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies, plus 8 more. Together they graduate about 15,816 people a year.
How much do area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary earn?+
The median is $85,020 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $52,070 at the 10th percentile to $160,420 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary growing?+
BLS projects a +2.4% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 1,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
746 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 55 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Women's Studies Professor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-1062.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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