For Black STEM PhDs, the “D” Also Means Debt
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 4, 2023
They leave school dragging a ball and chain of debt far heavier than that for most White graduates. The latest evidence of this comes in a report last week by the Research Triangle Institute and the Sloan Foundation. It found that 49 percent of Black PhD graduates in STEM fields leave school with more than $50,000 in debt.
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