Education
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Median salary
$84,290
Typical range
$51k – $165k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
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Plan a path to Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$51,130
~2 yrs to advance
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Established
$84,290
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Senior
$124,470
Key skills
A typical day
- •Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- •Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- •Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as race and ethnic relations, gender studies, and cross-cultural perspectives.
- •Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- •Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
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