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POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 0502

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies: is this post-baccalaureate certificate worth it?

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Personal baseline needed

Not available in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

Not availableMedian year-4 earnings

$38,793Average institution net-price context

$22,903Median federal debt

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WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

Not availableMedian reported earnings · year 4

Not availableAverage reported earnings · year 5

$22,903Median federal debt

1thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

1Reporting programs

0With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $60,561
Federal debt: $24,449
Reporting programs: 6

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Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $35,455
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $51,565
Federal debt: $23,000
Reporting programs: 120

103 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Post-baccalaureate Certificate

Year-4 earnings: Not available
Federal debt: $22,903
Reporting programs: 1

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Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $69,317
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 6

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Doctoral Degree

Year-4 earnings: $74,436
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →

DECISION CHECK

What to compare before choosing a program

The national result is only the starting point. Price, debt and the college-level earnings spread can materially change the payoff.

Not available75th-percentile year-4 earnings among reporting programs

$22,903Median federal debt across programs that report it

0Programs with earnings in the top quarter and debt at or below the median

FILTER PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Find the colleges that fit your constraints

Keep this exact federal field and credential fixed, then narrow the reporting colleges by location, sector and federal debt.

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1Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · Private nonprofitYear-4 earningsNot availableFederal debt$22,903Annual net price$38,793

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WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Syracuse UniversityNot available

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1062 · 12 crosswalk linksInterpreters and TranslatorsSOC 27-3091 · 1 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR ETHNIC, CULTURAL MINORITY, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Syracuse UniversityPost-baccalaureate Certificate	Syracuse, NY	Not available	$22,903	Baseline needed	$38,793

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.