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2026 Highest Paid Ethnic Studies Grads in Michigan

[Ethnic Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/ethnic-studies/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a ethnic studies degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where ethnic studies graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Ethnic Studies Grads in Michigan

2026 Highest Paid Ethnic Studies Grads in Michigan

If you want to know which schools send ethnic studies graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Ethnic Studies Graduates

1

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

$50,577 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in ethnic studies, no school beat Eastern Michigan University this year. Set in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan University is a public institution. Early-career ethnic studies graduates from Eastern Michigan University make a median of around $50,577 per year.

2

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

$44,436 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes Grand Valley State University one of the highest-paying schools for ethnic studies. Located in the town of Allendale, Grand Valley State University is a public institution. After graduating, ethnic studies degree recipients from Grand Valley State University typically earn about $44,436 annually.

3

University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

$59,348 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in ethnic studies will find them at University Of Michigan Ann Arbor, which ranked #3. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a public school located in the city of Ann Arbor. Ethnic Studies graduates of University Of Michigan Ann Arbor earn a median of about $59,348 a year early in their careers.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their ethnic studies graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.