http://www.usnews.com/news/stem-solutions/articles/2016-02-09/report-black-students-underrepresented-in-high-paying-stem-majors
Though the number of STEM bachelor's degrees earned by black college students rose 60 percent from 2000 to 2014, it made up a smaller share of the overall number of bachelor's degrees earned by black students during the same time. According to the Georgetown study, which was released Tuesday, black students tend to cluster in fields like social work that lead to lower-paying careers. The data highlights implications for a black students' ability to translate their expensive college degree into a high-paying job.
Even though black students are understandably making individual decisions about their interests, Smith said that universities still need to provide better support. The Meyerhoff program has demonstrated that black and other minority students can excel in STEM if they receive the right support, said Professor William LaCourse, the dean of the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences at UMBC. "We can't just put them in there and say, you've paid your tuition, here are some classes," he said.
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