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 February 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642258/percentage-of-african-american-bachelor-s-degree-holders-by-major/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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 February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642258/percentage-of-african-american-bachelor-s-degree-holders-by-major/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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: February 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642258/percentage-of-african-american-bachelor-s-degree-holders-by-major/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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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/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed