by our College Data Analytics Team
[Multicultural Diversity Studies](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/multicultural-diversity-studies/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a multicultural diversity studies degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the early-career earnings of their multicultural diversity studies graduates.
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Where you study multicultural diversity studies affects what graduates go on to earn. That is why we built our Highest Paid Multicultural Diversity Studies Graduates ranking. We rank each school on the early-career earnings of its multicultural diversity studies graduates to surface the highest-paying programs.
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Below are the schools whose multicultural diversity studies graduates go on to earn the most.
Leading the list is Macalester College, our #1 for multicultural diversity studies graduate salaries in the United States. Set in the city of Saint Paul, Macalester College is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the multicultural diversity studies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $47,198.
Students chasing top earnings in multicultural diversity studies will find them at North Central University, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Minneapolis, North Central University is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the multicultural diversity studies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $33,740.
Biola University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in multicultural diversity studies, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola University is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career multicultural diversity studies graduates from Biola University make a median of around $43,599 per year.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries multicultural diversity 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.
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