ERIC Number: ED558216
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 5
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Where Are Students Getting Science Bachelor's Degrees? What Are They Paying? Data Brief. The Price and Cost of Science Degrees Series
Delta Cost Project at American Institutes for Research
This AIR Data Brief examines where STEM and SBE majors are earning their degrees and what these students typically pay for their undergraduate education, with special emphasis on underrepresented minority populations. Students are seeking more affordable options, the brief finds, but student loan debt is a growing concern for broaden participation in STEM fields. This data brief is the first of four in the series. [See the second at ED558222; the third at ED558225, and the fourth at ED558229.]
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Science Instruction, Majors (Students), Debt (Financial), College Students, Paying for College, Institutional Characteristics, STEM Education, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Undergraduate Study, Masters Degrees, Student Financial Aid, Racial Differences, Ethnic Groups, Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Economics, Graduate Study
Delta Cost Project at American Institutes for Research. 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007. Tel: 202-403-5410; e-mail: deltacost@air.org; Web site: http://www.deltacostproject.org
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Delta Cost Project at American Institutes for Research (AIR)
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