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Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering

Field of degree: Women, men, and racial and ethnic groups

Bachelor's degrees

Black or African American women

Black or African American women, similar to Hispanic women, earn a higher share of bachelor's degrees in psychology and social sciences than in any other broad S&E field. In the past 20 years, the largest increase in the share of bachelor's degrees black women earn was in psychology, followed by social and biological sciences. Their share of bachelor's degrees has declined in computer sciences, mathematics and statistics, and engineering.

Science and engineering bachelor's degrees earned by black or African American women, by field: 1995–2014

Chart of Science and engineering bachelor's degrees earned by black or African American women, by field: 1995–2014
Table of Science and engineering bachelor's degrees earned by black or African American women, by field: 1995–2014