Top 10 Majors Held By African-American Degree Holders
BET.com breaks down the most popular majors among Blacks.
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Ten: Community and Public Health - Entering the professional workforce and want to know which degree may not have a competitive edge? Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce looks at recent graduates and non-recent bachelor degree holders in their report, What’s It Worth?: The Economic Value of College Majors. BET.com breaks down the top 10 majors by concentration of African-American bachelor degree holders. Starting off the list at No. 10 is Community and Public Health. Only about 14 percent of Black degree holders had this major as an undergraduate. (Photo: Landov)
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Nine: Public Policy - Fifteen percent of African-Americans hold a public policy degree.(Photo: Reuters)
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Eight: General Medical and Health Services - Approximately 15 percent of African-Americans hold this degree. About 60 percent of people with a general medical and health services degree do not obtain a graduate degree.(Photo: Reuters)
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Seven: Miscellaneous Social Sciences - Sixteen percent of African-American degree holders major in miscellaneous social sciences. However, 77 percent of whites hold this concentration.(Photo: Reuters)
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Six: Social Work - Sixteen percent of African-American degree holders majored in social work.(Photo: Reuters)
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