This statistic depicts the share of students studying online in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and education level. During the survey, seven percent of undergraduate students and six percent of graduate students studying online reported being African-American.
Share of students studying online in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and education level
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Learning House. (June 17, 2020). Share of students studying online in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and education level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/956166/share-students-studying-online-ethnicity-education-level/
Learning House. "Share of students studying online in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and education level." Chart. June 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/956166/share-students-studying-online-ethnicity-education-level/
Learning House. (2020). Share of students studying online in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and education level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/956166/share-students-studying-online-ethnicity-education-level/
Learning House. "Share of Students Studying Online in The United States in 2020, by Ethnicity and Education Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/956166/share-students-studying-online-ethnicity-education-level/
Learning House, Share of students studying online in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and education level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/956166/share-students-studying-online-ethnicity-education-level/ (last visited June 05, 2023)
Share of students studying online in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity and education level [Graph], Learning House, June 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/956166/share-students-studying-online-ethnicity-education-level/