African Americans: College Majors and Earnings

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2016

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Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

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This report points out that African Americans only account for 8 percent of general engineering majors, 7 percent of mathematics majors, and 5 percent 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. The second lowest-paying major among African American is in human services and community organization with median earnings at $39,000.

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African American students, college majors, educational attainment, labor market, salaries

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