Black Students Are Overrepresented in Low-Paying Majors, Study Finds

By Courtney Kueppers. Report: “African Americans: College Majors and Earnings”Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale, Megan L. Fasules, Andrea Porter, and Jennifer Landis-Santos
Organization: Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce
Summary: While more African-American students attend college, they are overrepresented in majors that typically lead to low-paying jobs, such as human services and community organization, social work, and theology and religious vocations. More...