In this Politico article, Caitlin Emma talks about low-paying majors, mentioning that African Americans are overrepresented in majors that lead to low-paying jobs.
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In this The Atlantic article, Emily Deruy mentions that black students are far more likely to pursue low-paying rather than high-paying college majors.
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While more African Americans are going to college, new research from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that they are overrepresented in majors that lead to low-paying jobs.
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In this Yahoo News article, Liz Dwyer writes about black students' college majors and earnings.
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In this PBS News article, Kenya Downs mentions that African-American college students are more likely to pursue majors that lead to low-paying jobs.
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In this US News article, Natalie Escobar says African Americans have more access to a college education than ever, but they are underrepresented in major fields like STEM that are correlated with higher earnings.
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In this NBC News article, Maya Chung writes about how while there has been an increase in college access among African Americans, they are still highly concentrated in low-paying majors.
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In this Wall Street Journal article, Anna Louie Sussman writes about the importance college majors play in earnings, especially among African American students.
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In this Diverse Issues In Higher Education article, Jamaal Abdul-Alim writes about how African American students tend to choose low-earning college majors. He also quotes Anthony Carnevale in the article.
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