Long-Term Prospects

Long-Term Prospects

Job Satisfaction

53%

General quality of life statement

Look at the salary numbers down below. Now back up here. Now the salary numbers down below. Now back up here. Not the greatest, we know, but bear with us for a moment.

Let's just say you have a lot of options to choose from, and being that lawyers are known to have beefier wallets than, say, writers, it's safe to say that what you do with the major influences your pay stub a bit more than the major itself.

More important, of course, is the idea that picking this major likely means that you care more about making the world a better place for Asian-Americans than cracking your skull trying to take a Scrooge McDuck-style money bath.

The really good news is that you'll get to do just that and earn yourself more job satisfaction than others get with fancy-schmancy majors that lead to a few more digits on payday. Chances are, you're going to see some corrupt, intolerant, or just apathetic people do some nasty stuff, but doing your part to change it will make you feel better than being some pointy-eared boss for one of those "major international conglomerate" things.

25th Percentile Salary

$32,000 (Area, Ethnic, and Civilization Studies)

Median Salary

$45,000 (Area, Ethnic, and Civilization Studies)

75th Percentile Salary

$75,000(Area, Ethnic, and Civilization Studies)

Stats obtained from this source.