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Title: Editor's Comment: Degree Majors among Black Males and Females in the United States

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2011

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Abstract: This analysis presents data on reported field of bachelor's degrees for Black people in the United States based on the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) and National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) population of institutions. The ACS is a nationwide survey designed to provide demographic, social, economic, and housing data for the nation, states, congressional districts, counties, places, and other localities every year. It has an annual sample size of about 3 million addresses across the United States and Puerto Rico. (For information on the ACS visit <www.census.gov/acs/www>). Data from National Center for Education Statistics are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. In 2009, across all disciplines, 270,582 Black females and 133,026 Black males graduated from a four-year college or university (See Table 1). During the same year, 1,683,338 Black males and 2,514,135 Black females in the U.S. population reported having at least a bachelor's degree (See Table 2). Black males and females reported a wide variation of major selections, which has some implications for the representation of Black people in certain fields.

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Authors: Toldson, Ivory, A

Periodical (Full): The Journal of Negro Education

Issue: 2

Volume: 80

Pages: 89-92

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Gender, Race and Ethnicity

Countries: United States