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2026 Highest Paid Ethnic Studies Grads in the Rocky Mountains Region

[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 schools below stand out for the salaries their ethnic studies graduates go on to command.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region

2026 Highest Paid Ethnic Studies Grads in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below are the schools whose ethnic studies graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Ethnic Studies Graduates

1

University Of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO

$50,315 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Colorado Denver tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying ethnic studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Set in the city of Denver, University Of Colorado Denver is a public institution. Early-career ethnic studies graduates from University Of Colorado Denver make a median of around $50,315 per year.

2

University Of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

$40,015 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #2 makes University Of Colorado Boulder one of the highest-paying schools for ethnic studies. Set in the city of Boulder, University Of Colorado Boulder is a public institution. After graduating, ethnic studies degree recipients from University Of Colorado Boulder typically earn about $40,015 annually.

3

Metropolitan State College Of Denver
Denver, CO

$34,906 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes Metropolitan State College Of Denver one of the highest-paying schools for ethnic studies. Set in the city of Denver, Metropolitan State College Of Denver is a public institution. After graduating, ethnic studies degree recipients from Metropolitan State College Of Denver typically earn about $34,906 annually.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries ethnic studies graduates go on to earn early in their careers, 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.