Intercultural or Multicultural and Diversity Studies
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Overview
Intercultural or multicultural and diversity studies is a program that focuses on the dynamic social relations between and among majority and minority groups and different minority groups, and ways to promote mutual tolerance, inter-group cooperation, and the leadership and management of diverse groups and diversity issues in family, educational, recreational, and work settings. includes instruction in ethnic and cultural studies, group psychology, sociology, anthropology, conflict resolution, human services and resources, and applications to various functional environments.
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School with the highest reported median starting salary ($27K) with a Bachelor's Degree: University of Idaho
Career with the highest median salary ($101K) where most workers have a Bachelor's Degree: Computer and Information Systems Managers
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Careers for program graduates
Intercultural or multicultural and diversity studies majors work in these careers, which are sized by percentage of majors in the career (at least 1%) and colored by the predominant level of education.
Lawyers, and judges, magistrat...Specialized ManagersElementary and Middle School S...Customer Service Representativ...Labor Relations SpecialistsManagement AnalystsSecretaries and Administrative...Postsecondary TeachersEducation and childcare admini...Wholesale and Manufacturing Sa...Accountants and AuditorsMarketing ManagersSocial and Community Service M...Retail SalespersonsChief executives and legislato...Financial ManagersFirst-Line Supervisors of Reta...Registered NursesSales Representatives of Servi...General and Operations Manager...Project Management SpecialistsSoftware DevelopersSales ManagersComputer Systems AnalystsOffice and Administrative Supp...Secondary School TeachersFirst-Line Supervisors of Offi...First-Line Supervisors of Non-...
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What level of degree do most graduates achieve, and do they match what your goals?
02004006000-1 Year Certificate1-2 Year CertificateAssociate's DegreeBachelor's DegreePostbaccalaureate CertMaster's DegreeResearch DoctorateOther Doctorate
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Completions over time
Have completions for intercultural and international studies changed over time? Increasing completions may mean you'll likely have an easier time finding a school that offers this degree, with the opposite being true as well.
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Salary and Debt
Context: median salaries
How does the median (middle) salary for intercultural and international studies majors compare to the median salaries for other college majors?
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Distribution: intercultural and international studies majors' salaries by education level
What is the salary distribution for graduates with a bachelor's inintercultural and international studies by the level of their highest degree (Graduate degrees may not be in the same field as the bachelor’s)
$47K$64K$80K$78K$0$50K$100K$150K$200KBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateProfessional
We only include salary data when the survey error is less than 20%, so you may see only partial information for some categories.
Is a bachelor's degree all you need?
Education level of workers with a bachelor's in intercultural and international studies
Is a bachelor's degree going to be sufficient to make you competative in the job market? We can look at the education level of workers with a bachelors in this degree to see if there is a likely need for a graduate degree. You'll also want to check out the careers section on this page to where they are employed.
This chart shows the level of education of workers with a bachelor's degree in intercultural and international studies. The worker's graduate degree may have been completed in a different field.
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Context: Graduate degrees in any field by undergraduate ACS degree
About 43% of intercultural and international studies majors chose to also earn a graduate degree (possibly of a different major). The percentage of intercultural and international studies majors who also earned a graduate degree is higher than about 71% of other fields.
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Context: Percentage salary boost obtained with a graduate degree
How important is a graduate degree for earning a higher salary? We can see the difference in salary of workers with a bachelors in this degree to workers with a bachelor’s AND a graduate degree.
36%69%66%0%20%40%60%80%Bachelor's to Master'sBachelor's to DoctorateBachelor's to Professional
Careers
Top careers for those with a degree in intercultural and international studies
Following are the most frequent jobs held by people who earned a bachelor's degree in Intercultural and International Studies, though may not be limited to just those with a bachelor’s.
  1. Lawyers, and judges, magistrates, and similar judicial professionals
  2. Specialized Managers
  3. Elementary and Middle School School Teachers
  4. Customer Service Representatives
  5. Labor Relations Specialists
  6. Management Analysts
  7. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  8. Postsecondary Teachers
  9. Education and childcare administrators
  10. Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives
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Careers for intercultural and international studies majors
Where do intercultural and international studies majors work, and how well do those jobs pay? A ** in the job title indicates that the Department of Education recommends this job for this program.
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The top ten careers for workers with a bachelor's in intercultural and international studies
Take a minute to interact with this sankey diagram. Follow the top ten jobs held by intercultural and international studies graduates through to their most hired majors. Learn where it may easiest to find work. Expand the careers to explore other majors that might lead to the job that excites you the most. *For many majors, the top ten jobs don't even include half of graduates!*
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Lawyers, and judges,...Specialized ManagersElementary and Middl...Customer Service Rep...Labor Relations Spec...Management AnalystsSecretaries and Admi...Postsecondary Teache...Education and childc...Wholesale and Manufa...All othersThis degreeTop 10 Careers
Where can I complete this degree
Explore schools that offer intercultural or multicultural and diversity studies degrees and certificates
You can use this table to find schools that offer this program based on location and program level offered. Each entry goes to a school page similar to this one with all our information about that school.
Understanding the columns

The school list includes a few facts about each school that give you an idea of the educational quality each school might offer:

  • Student-Faculty Ratio: A small number of students per full-time instructor suggests individual attention for each student and an up-to-date curriculum.

  • Satisfaction Rate: A high percentage of returning first-year students should correlate with satisfaction (schools call this their retention rate).

  • Repayment Rate: A high repayment rate means most alumni earn enough to make progress repaying loans within 7 years of leaving.

We also show the total enrollment for the school as measured by full-time-equivalent (FTE) students enrolled annually.

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Careers for intercultural and international studies majors
intercultural and international studies is part of a larger collection of programs: Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies. Is there a different program that's close to intercultural and international studies that might be a better match for your interests? You can use this table to see a little about the programs that fall under this umbrella. If you click on any of the table headers, that will sort the table by that column, or click on a row and see Ididio's profile for that program.
Gender
Gender of recent graduates
Of all people with any degree in intercultural or multicultural and diversity studies earned in the last academic year, 76% were women.
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Have completions by gender changed over time, or at specific levels of education?
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Context: Gender representation
How does the gender distribution in this major compare to all other majors?
60%40%0%20%40%60%80%100%WomenMen
Context: Percentage women
This major has a higher percentage of women than 77% other programs.
Distribution: salaries by gender
Does gender greatly influence your salary with this degree? The closer the bar are, the less discrepancy there is.
$51K$60K$0$50K$100K$150K$200K$250KWomenMen
Context: Salary inequity
For intercultural and international studies graduates, men have a 17% higher median salary than women, This is near the middle of salary differentials within each program's graduates.
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Race/Origin
Race/Origin of recent graduates
Here is an overview of race/origin for all intercultural or multicultural and diversity studies graduates from this last academic year. We found a higher percentage of international graduates in this program than in 57% of other programs.
Race/Origin
White
Black
Pacific Islander
Hispanic
Asian
American Indian
Multiracial
Not Reported
International
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Completions over time
Have completions by race/origin changed over time, or at specific levels of education?
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Not Reported
Multiracial
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
Pacific Islander
Black
White
Context: Percentage of Minority Graduates
Minority students comprise a lower percentage of graduates than in 58% of other programs.