MASTER'S DEGREE · NATIONAL DEGREE OUTCOMES

Is a master's degree in Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies worth it?

Compare cost, debt and earnings across 2 college programs with reportable data.

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$66,315 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.

$66,315Median year-4 earnings
$22,121Average institution net-price context
Not availableMedian federal debt
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WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Outcomes at a glance

$66,315Typical earnings four years after completion
Not availableAverage earnings five years after completion
Not availableTypical federal student debt
28thEarnings percentile among the same degree level
Not availableDegrees awarded in 2024–25
2College programs reporting earnings

Degree counts come from the IPEDS Fall 2025 provisional release and cover 0 matched college records. Colleges without a match are not estimated.

A PRACTICAL READ

Four useful answers about Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies

How much do Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies master's degree graduates earn?

The national median is $66,315 four years after completion across reportable master's degree programs in this federal field.

How much federal debt do graduates have?

A national median federal-debt figure is not reportable for this degree in the current release.

Does the college matter for Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies?

Yes. The middle half of reporting programs ranges from $62,952 to $62,952 in observed year-4 earnings.

What careers are related to Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies?

DegreeVerdict links this field to 2 displayed occupations using the official federal CIP–SOC crosswalk. Occupational wages are career context, not graduate salary promises.

COMPARE DEGREE LEVELS

More schooling changes both the cost and the outcome.

Compare the same field at each degree level with reportable data. These are separate groups of graduates, so the differences do not prove that an additional degree caused higher earnings.

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Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings
$67,798
Federal debt
$14,935
Programs in the comparison
1
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Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$42,009
Federal debt
$21,561
Programs in the comparison
4
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Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings
$66,315
Federal debt
Not available
Programs in the comparison
2
2 report earnings →
COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median
25th percentile$62,952National median$66,31575th percentile$62,952
2 programs report year‑4 earnings.
BEFORE YOU CHOOSE

Compare price, debt and earnings together

$62,95275th-percentile year-4 earnings among reporting programs
Not availableMedian federal debt across programs that report it
0Programs with earnings in the top quarter and debt at or below the median
SHORTLIST BY QUESTION

Three useful places to start

Each choice answers a different question. These are observed signals, not an overall winner.

Highest observed earnings

Lesley University

$69,678 four years after completionCambridge, MA · inspect the full program →
Largest recent graduating class

Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

19 reported awards in 2024–25Wake Forest, NC · inspect the full program →
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WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

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1Lesley University$69,6782Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary$62,952

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

Career outlook

Jobs this degree may lead to

Federal education-to-career links identify related occupations. They do not imply that every graduate enters the same job.

Pay and projected demand

Related careers do not share one outlook

Bubble size = annual openings2025–35 national projection

Occupation wages describe workers in these jobs, not graduates of this degree. BLS projections are national estimates and do not guarantee hiring.

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$101,110 median wage37,100 jobs nationwide-0.2% projected growth through 2035 · 2,700 openings a yearTypical entry education: Bachelor's degree$66,120–$160,300 typical wage rangeArea, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$85,020 median wage11,300 jobs nationwide+2.7% projected growth through 2035 · 1,000 openings a yearTypical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree$52,070–$160,420 typical wage range

BLS May 2025 wages and 2025–35 projections. Career figures describe occupations, not graduates of a specific college.

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.