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ERIC Number: ED627687
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Aug
Pages: 23
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Baccalaureate Origins of Underrepresented Minority Research Doctorate Recipients. InfoBrief. NSF 22-335
Einaudi, Peter; Gordon, Jonathan; Kang, Kelly
National Science Foundation
The educational pathways of doctorate recipients in the United States differ in many ways by race and ethnicity. Despite steady growth in educational attainment, Blacks, Hispanics, and American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) remain underrepresented among U.S. bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree recipients. The persistence of this imbalance has driven greater investment in initiatives focused on closing these gaps and the identification of best practices within successful academic programs. Extending prior analyses, this InfoBrief examines the baccalaureate origins of doctorate recipients from 2010-20 by citizenship status, race, and ethnicity. Black, Hispanic, and AIAN doctorate recipients from 2010-20 disproportionately earned a bachelor's degree from minority-serving institutions, underscoring the importance of these colleges and universities for enhancing the diversity of the U.S. research enterprise. Although most Black and Hispanic doctorate recipients earned a bachelor's degree from public colleges and universities, a higher proportion of Black and Hispanic students with undergraduate degrees from private colleges and universities went on to earn a research doctorate.
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) (NSF)
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