HBCUs Key to Producing Black STEM Ph.D.'s, But These Grads Have Less Aid, More Debt
New research on the educational pathways of black STEM Ph.D. holders finds that nearly a third of those from historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) graduated with high levels of debt. The American Institutes for Research (AIR) also found that 72 percent of those with a STEM doctorate from an HBCU also earned their undergraduate degree at an historically black institution.
Tables showing HBCU producers of black STEM PhDs“Degrees from historically black institutions are most common among black Ph.D. recipients who are women and first-generation college students—groups that are underrepresented in STEM academia and the broader workforce,” said AIR researcher and report co-author Dr. Rachel Upton. “With that advantage, HBCUs could lead the nation’s efforts to get more black individuals in these fields.”
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Tables showing HBCU producers of black STEM PhDs“Degrees from historically black institutions are most common among black Ph.D. recipients who are women and first-generation college students—groups that are underrepresented in STEM academia and the broader workforce,” said AIR researcher and report co-author Dr. Rachel Upton. “With that advantage, HBCUs could lead the nation’s efforts to get more black individuals in these fields.”
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