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Fasules, Megan L.

2016

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African Americans: college majors and earnings

Despite the increase in college access among African Americans, African Americans are highly concentrated in low-pa... Show more
Despite the increase in college access among African Americans, African Americans are highly concentrated in low-paying majors. This report analyzes 137 detailed majors among African Americans to find that: African Americans only account for eight per cent of general engineering majors, seven per cent of mathematics majors, and five per cent of computer majors; law and public policy is the top major group for African Americans with a Bachelor's degree; the highest concentrated detailed major among African Americans is in health and medical administration; and the second lowest-paying major among African Americans is in human services and community organization with median earnings at US$39,000.
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Authors: Carnevale, Anthony P.; Fasules, Megan L.; Porter, Andrea; Landis-Santos, Jennifer

Date: 2016

Geographic subjects: United States; North America

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Demographics; Qualifications; Income ... [+] Show more