Black and Hispanic Science Ph.D.'s Graduate With More Debt

Black and Hispanic students who earn Ph.D.'s in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics--the STEM disciplines--are more likely to go into debt than their white and Asian counterparts, says a report released on Monday by the American Institutes for Research. The disparity is largest for...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Chronicle of Higher Education 2013-05, Vol.59 (36)
1. Verfasser:	Patton, Stacey
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African Americans Asians College graduates Debt Debt (Financial) Doctoral degrees Economic aspects Education finance Educational aspects Ethnicity Family Involvement Federal aid to higher education Gender Differences Higher education Hispanic Americans Marital Status Minority college graduates Minority Groups Numbers Race Racial Differences Science Science education Social aspects Whites
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Zusammenfassung:	Black and Hispanic students who earn Ph.D.'s in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics--the STEM disciplines--are more likely to go into debt than their white and Asian counterparts, says a report released on Monday by the American Institutes for Research. The disparity is largest for blacks, who are twice as likely to owe more than $30,000 at graduation.
ISSN:	0009-5982 1931-1362