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Best Schools for Ethnic & Cultural Minority in 2026

92 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Ethnic & Cultural Minority, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Ethnic & Cultural Minority graduate earns $32,229/yr across 92 schools.

Programs Ranked

Avg Earnings

$32,229/yr

Avg DW Score

37/100

AI Risk

Very High

67% task exposure

All Ethnic & Cultural Minority Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Ethnic & Cultural Minority California State University-East Bay · Hayward, CA	59 51–62	$47,511/yr	Very High	15.8x
2	Ethnic & Cultural Minority California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA	53 44–57	$40,253/yr	Very High	17.1x
3	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Sonoma State University · Rohnert Park, CA	48 37–55	$35,263/yr	Very High	17.0x
4	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM	49 41–53	$38,260/yr	Very High	13.8x
5	Ethnic & Cultural Minority CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY	48 37–54	$34,007/yr	Very High	18.2x
6	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC	49 42–52	$37,411/yr	Very High	13.9x
7	Ethnic & Cultural Minority San Francisco State University · San Francisco, CA	44 34–52	$31,001/yr	Very High	17.6x
8	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus · Denver, CO	46 37–50	$37,621/yr	Very High	11.6x
9	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Haskell Indian Nations University · Lawrence, KS	47 40–51	$23,887/yr	Very High	98.5x
10	Ethnic & Cultural Minority CUNY Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY	45 35–51	$32,083/yr	Very High	15.9x
11	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	46 38–50	$40,719/yr	Very High	9.7x
12	Ethnic & Cultural Minority California State University-Sacramento · Sacramento, CA	43 33–51	$30,628/yr	Very High	16.2x
13	Ethnic & Cultural Minority California State University-Long Beach · Long Beach, CA	42 31–49	$27,726/yr	Very High	17.0x
14	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Florida · Gainesville, FL	42 30–50	$26,198/yr	Very High	19.4x
15	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	42 32–50	$34,777/yr	Very High	12.0x
16	Ethnic & Cultural Minority CUNY Lehman College · Bronx, NY	47 40–50	$36,292/yr	Very High	11.2x
17	Ethnic & Cultural Minority The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX	43 35–49	$37,046/yr	Very High	10.8x
18	Ethnic & Cultural Minority California State University-Fullerton · Fullerton, CA	40 28–50	$25,305/yr	Very High	18.1x
19	Ethnic & Cultural Minority California State University-Northridge · Northridge, CA	40 29–48	$26,767/yr	Very High	16.0x
20	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Towson University · Towson, MD	40 30–49	$32,740/yr	Very High	12.1x
21	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Massachusetts-Boston · Boston, MA	44 36–47	$41,872/yr	Very High	6.7x
22	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Minnesota-Duluth · Duluth, MN	44 37–48	$41,926/yr	Very High	6.3x
23	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	42 34–46	$40,720/yr	Very High	6.4x
24	Ethnic & Cultural Minority San Diego State University · San Diego, CA	39 30–46	$29,267/yr	Very High	12.4x
25	Ethnic & Cultural Minority CUNY City College · New York, NY	39 29–46	$26,973/yr	Very High	13.9x
26	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Portland State University · Portland, OR	39 30–47	$32,441/yr	Very High	11.4x
27	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA	39 30–46	$34,559/yr	Very High	9.2x
28	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY	41 34–45	$55,206/yr	Very High	1.0x
29	Ethnic & Cultural Minority State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY	36 25–47	$23,751/yr	Very High	14.5x
30	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Greensboro, NC	40 32–44	$29,723/yr	Very High	11.7x
31	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI	37 28–45	$29,270/yr	Very High	11.6x
32	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Washington-Bothell Campus · Bothell, WA	37 28–46	$31,459/yr	Very High	10.5x
33	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Arizona State University Digital Immersion · Scottsdale, AZ	41 34–45	$40,719/yr	Very High	—
34	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Delaware · Newark, DE	40 33–44	$38,124/yr	Very High	4.9x
35	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Georgetown University · Washington, DC	40 33–44	$51,388/yr	Very High	1.0x
36	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC	36 26–45	$26,342/yr	Very High	12.6x
37	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA	37 28–46	$31,459/yr	Very High	10.4x
38	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Washington-Tacoma Campus · Tacoma, WA	37 28–45	$31,459/yr	Very High	10.3x
39	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus · Waterbury, CT	41 33–44	$39,343/yr	Very High	4.6x
40	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Connecticut-Avery Point · Groton, CT	41 33–44	$39,343/yr	Very High	4.6x
41	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Connecticut-Stamford · Stamford, CT	41 33–44	$39,343/yr	Very High	4.6x
42	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus · Hartford, CT	41 33–44	$39,343/yr	Very High	4.6x
43	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA	35 26–45	$29,914/yr	Very High	10.1x
44	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA	36 28–44	$32,341/yr	Very High	8.7x
45	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Metropolitan State University of Denver · Denver, CO	40 33–43	$34,906/yr	Very High	7.1x
46	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT	40 32–43	$39,343/yr	Very High	3.8x
47	Ethnic & Cultural Minority American University · Washington, DC	39 31–43	$46,206/yr	Very High	2.0x
48	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI	37 28–43	$33,991/yr	Very High	7.6x
49	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI	36 26–44	$28,841/yr	Very High	10.6x
50	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of California-Davis · Davis, CA	36 28–43	$32,563/yr	Very High	8.3x
51	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of California-Riverside · Riverside, CA	36 27–42	$31,443/yr	Very High	8.4x
52	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA	35 26–43	$30,984/yr	Very High	8.8x
53	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of California-Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA	35 27–43	$31,140/yr	Very High	8.7x
54	Ethnic & Cultural Minority California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt · Arcata, CA	40 33–42	$30,844/yr	Very High	8.7x
55	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH	36 28–43	$31,179/yr	Very High	9.0x
56	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL	37 29–41	$33,366/yr	Very High	6.9x
57	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA	37 29–41	$43,926/yr	Very High	1.4x
58	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	36 28–41	$33,000/yr	Very High	6.3x
59	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Virginia-Main Campus · Charlottesville, VA	36 27–42	$34,197/yr	Very High	5.9x
60	Ethnic & Cultural Minority California State University-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA	37 30–40	$27,058/yr	Very High	8.9x
61	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Gallaudet University · Washington, DC	34 26–39	$31,541/yr	Very High	5.6x
62	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL	35 28–39	$32,856/yr	Very High	4.1x
63	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA	33 25–39	$29,607/yr	Very High	6.8x
64	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ	32 24–38	$26,875/yr	Very High	7.4x
65	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA	32 23–39	$26,712/yr	Very High	7.9x
66	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA	35 28–38	$27,932/yr	Very High	7.2x
67	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University at Albany · Albany, NY	35 28–38	$29,823/yr	Very High	6.2x
68	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Stanford University · Stanford, CA	35 27–38	$41,156/yr	Very High	0.6x
69	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Northwestern University · Evanston, IL	33 25–37	$39,012/yr	Very High	0.5x
70	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Louisville · Louisville, KY	34 27–37	$29,990/yr	Very High	4.8x
71	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Amherst College · Amherst, MA	34 26–38	$40,120/yr	Very High	0.5x
72	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Rutgers University-Camden · Camden, NJ	32 25–36	$30,296/yr	Very High	4.1x
73	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ	32 25–36	$30,296/yr	Very High	4.0x
74	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Rutgers University-Newark · Newark, NJ	33 25–36	$30,296/yr	Very High	4.2x
75	Ethnic & Cultural Minority SUNY Oneonta · Oneonta, NY	32 25–36	$25,126/yr	Very High	6.1x
76	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Hawaii at Manoa · Honolulu, HI	29 20–36	$20,109/yr	Very High	7.1x
77	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	29 20–35	$26,260/yr	Very High	4.5x
78	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Spelman College · Atlanta, GA	28 19–34	$28,080/yr	Very High	3.0x
79	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI	31 23–34	$28,181/yr	Very High	3.3x
80	Ethnic & Cultural Minority The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley · Edinburg, TX	31 23–34	$23,604/yr	Very High	5.0x
81	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Brandeis University · Waltham, MA	30 22–34	$35,057/yr	Very High	0.3x
82	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE	29 22–33	$21,836/yr	Very High	4.4x
83	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY	21 14–25	$18,854/yr	Very High	-0.3x
84	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Brown University · Providence, RI	21 14–25	$17,527/yr	Very High	-0.4x
85	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Washington University in St Louis · Saint Louis, MO	21 14–25	$16,635/yr	Very High	-0.3x
86	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Yale University · New Haven, CT	28 20–32	$32,624/yr	Very High	0.3x
87	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	27 20–31	$31,967/yr	Very High	0.2x
88	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA	24 16–28	$26,868/yr	Very High	0.1x
89	Ethnic & Cultural Minority St Olaf College · Northfield, MN	25 17–29	$28,288/yr	Very High	0.2x
90	Ethnic & Cultural Minority University of Puget Sound · Tacoma, WA	23 16–27	$25,623/yr	Very High	0.1x
91	Ethnic & Cultural Minority Smith College · Northampton, MA	21 14–27	$19,105/yr	Very High	1.0x
92	Ethnic & Cultural Minority DePaul University · Chicago, IL	21 14–25	$18,029/yr	Very High	0.0x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Ethnic & Cultural Minority?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, California State University-East Bay ranks #1 for Ethnic & Cultural Minority with a score of 59/100 and graduate earnings of $47,511/yr.

How much do Ethnic & Cultural Minority graduates earn?

Across 92 schools, Ethnic & Cultural Minority graduates earn an average of $32,229/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $55,206/yr.

Is Ethnic & Cultural Minority a good major for AI resistance?

Ethnic & Cultural Minority has an average AI task exposure of 67%, rated "Very High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.