How much do Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee earn?

The reported median is $46,088 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $24,449.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 20% below the national median for the same field and degree level.

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Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies undergraduate certificate or diploma at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, WI · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are below similar programs.

$11,227 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 53.0% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: Not reached
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$30,504 → Not available

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

36Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

4Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

40Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

Not reportedFederal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

28Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

26Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$46,088A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$15,014

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$24,449

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$46,088

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$259/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$15,014Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$22,756Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE90.7%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE49.3%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$30,504Year 1

$46,088Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

6.7% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$3,841

Estimated loan payment$259

36borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$46,088 vs. $57,315

$11,227 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$78,770 median wageWI estimate · 180 jobs · 25-1062$63,690–$106,550 middle 50% of WI wages+2.7% projected U.S. growth · 1,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeInterpreters and Translators$63,390 median wageWI estimate · 1,410 jobs · 27-3091$48,540–$76,770 middle 50% of WI wages+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 6,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Athens, GA

University of Georgia

$21,343 higher earnings · $1,078 lower annual net price

Earnings: $67,431
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $13,936

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Columbia, MO

University of Missouri-Columbia

$13,177 higher earnings · $2,949 less debt

Earnings: $59,265
Debt: $21,500
Annual net price: $20,268

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Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa

$15,768 higher earnings

Earnings: $61,856
Debt: $26,000
Annual net price: $22,531

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DATA QUALITY

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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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