This page contains key outcome data for the Area Ethnic and Civilization Studies Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: Liberal Arts
- Average Income: $45,000 (Rank: 118 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $21,000
- Unemployment Rate: 4.30% (Rank: 118 of 171)
- Percent Female: 72.0%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 33.8%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 14.6%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 7.1%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 50 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 2.73 (Rank: 90 of 118)
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 3.54% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 3.37% (Average Income: $44,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 2.90% (Average Income: $70,000)
- Social Workers: 2.79% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 2.71% (Average Income: $28,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 2.60% (Average Income: $59,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 2.53% (Average Income: $46,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.39% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 2.08% (Average Income: $70,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 2.07%
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.99% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Counselors: 1.95% (Average Income: $36,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 1.72% (Average Income: $27,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 1.68% (Average Income: $68,000)
- Cashiers: 1.63% (Average Income: $18,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.43% (Average Income: $57,000)
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants: 1.42% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Office Clerks, General: 1.35% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.31% (Average Income: $51,000)
- Social and Community Service Managers: 1.25% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Meeting and Convention Planners: 1.21% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Office and administrative support workers, : 1.18% (Average Income: $34,000)
- Receptionists and Information Clerks: 1.13% (Average Income: $24,000)
- Childcare Workers: 1.10% (Average Income: $17,000)
- Management Analysts: 1.08% (Average Income: $82,000)
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