CEE DOG
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Read the comment section. White people are really obsessed with black folks.
http://news.yahoo.com/why-arent-black-students-picking-majors-lead-high-003356529.html
Ask a group of high school seniors what they're sick of being asked about college, and they'll likely share some variation of the question “What are you going to major in?” Adults usually follow up the query one of two ways: They tell students to study a subject that leads to a high-paying job—after all, student loans don't pay themselves. Or they say money isn’t everything, and that students should major in a field that appeals to their passions. Hello, English and psychology.
But according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, black students are more likely to choose majors that don’t lead to lucrative careers—and it may not always be a matter of personal choice.
The center studied data on 137 majors and found a significant underrepresentation of black students in fields of study that put students on the path to high-paying, in-demand jobs. “The low-paying majors that African Americans are concentrated in are of high social value but low economic value,” Anthony P. Carnevale, the director of the Georgetown Center and co-author of the report said in a statement.
Students who major in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences and administration tend to have median earnings of $84,000, but only 6 percent of black students study those fields. Although 1 million STEM jobs are needed over the next decade the report found that black students are underrepresented in STEM majors overall, which hurts their economic prospects throughout their lifetimes.
Not choosing a STEM major can have a significant economic impact on a person's life. “African Americans who earned a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM related major, such as architecture or engineering, can earn as much as 50 percent more than African Americans who earned a Bachelor’s degree in art or psychology and social work,” wrote the report’s authors.
Instead, wrote the authors, black students are more likely to major in "intellectual and caring" fields. They grativate toward early childhood education, and social work, "where low incomes do not reflect their years of higher education."
http://news.yahoo.com/why-arent-black-students-picking-majors-lead-high-003356529.html
Ask a group of high school seniors what they're sick of being asked about college, and they'll likely share some variation of the question “What are you going to major in?” Adults usually follow up the query one of two ways: They tell students to study a subject that leads to a high-paying job—after all, student loans don't pay themselves. Or they say money isn’t everything, and that students should major in a field that appeals to their passions. Hello, English and psychology.
But according to a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, black students are more likely to choose majors that don’t lead to lucrative careers—and it may not always be a matter of personal choice.
The center studied data on 137 majors and found a significant underrepresentation of black students in fields of study that put students on the path to high-paying, in-demand jobs. “The low-paying majors that African Americans are concentrated in are of high social value but low economic value,” Anthony P. Carnevale, the director of the Georgetown Center and co-author of the report said in a statement.
Students who major in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences and administration tend to have median earnings of $84,000, but only 6 percent of black students study those fields. Although 1 million STEM jobs are needed over the next decade the report found that black students are underrepresented in STEM majors overall, which hurts their economic prospects throughout their lifetimes.
Not choosing a STEM major can have a significant economic impact on a person's life. “African Americans who earned a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM related major, such as architecture or engineering, can earn as much as 50 percent more than African Americans who earned a Bachelor’s degree in art or psychology and social work,” wrote the report’s authors.
Instead, wrote the authors, black students are more likely to major in "intellectual and caring" fields. They grativate toward early childhood education, and social work, "where low incomes do not reflect their years of higher education."
