African-American Participation Among Bachelors in the Physical Sciences and Engineering
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 24, 2024
Results from the 2005 to 2015 Data of the National Center for Education Statistics
African-Americans remain underrepresented in the physical sciences and engineering fields. Using data collected on the ethnicity of all bachelor’s degree recipients from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) from 2005 to 2015, this report presents findings on bachelor’s degrees earned by African-Americans among 15 fields in the physical sciences and in engineering. While the total number of bachelor’s degrees earned by African-Americans grew faster than the total number of bachelor’s degrees earned by all US . . .
