This statistic shows the rate of African Americans among bachelor's degree holders across the various general major groups between 2010 and 2014. 15 percent of law and public policy bachelor's graduates were African American in contrast to 5 percent of arts graduates.
Percentage of bachelor's degree holders in the United State who are African American between 2010 and 2014, by major group
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Center on Education and the Workforce. (February 9, 2016). Percentage of bachelor's degree holders in the United State who are African American between 2010 and 2014, by major group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642258/percentage-of-african-american-bachelor-s-degree-holders-by-major/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Percentage of bachelor's degree holders in the United State who are African American between 2010 and 2014, by major group." Chart. February 9, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642258/percentage-of-african-american-bachelor-s-degree-holders-by-major/
Center on Education and the Workforce. (2016). Percentage of bachelor's degree holders in the United State who are African American between 2010 and 2014, by major group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642258/percentage-of-african-american-bachelor-s-degree-holders-by-major/
Center on Education and the Workforce. "Percentage of Bachelor's Degree Holders in The United State Who Are African American between 2010 and 2014, by Major Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642258/percentage-of-african-american-bachelor-s-degree-holders-by-major/
Center on Education and the Workforce, Percentage of bachelor's degree holders in the United State who are African American between 2010 and 2014, by major group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642258/percentage-of-african-american-bachelor-s-degree-holders-by-major/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Percentage of bachelor's degree holders in the United State who are African American between 2010 and 2014, by major group [Graph], Center on Education and the Workforce, February 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642258/percentage-of-african-american-bachelor-s-degree-holders-by-major/