ERIC Number: EJ1365787
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 28
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4640
The Price of Access: Graduate Student Debt for Students of Color 2000 to 2016
Webber, Karen L.; Burns, Rachel A.
Journal of Higher Education, v93 n6 p934-961 2022
Despite an increase in enrollments across public and private higher education sectors, Black/African American and Hispanic students in graduate and professional programs are disproportionately affected by educational debt. Using nationally-representative data from NPSAS:2000 and NPSAS:2016, findings show that, in general, Black/African American and Hispanic graduate students borrowed more than students of other races "and" experienced the largest percentage increase in borrowing from 2000 to 2016. While debt is typically higher for all graduate students in private versus public institutions, the highest debt was incurred by Black/African Americans in private for-profit programs. Implications are discussed, including the need to provide opportunities for enrollment without creating disproportionately higher debt for students of color.
Descriptors: Access to Education, Graduate Students, Debt (Financial), African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Student Loan Programs, Racial Differences, Academic Degrees, Institutional Characteristics, Student Financial Aid
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NCES)
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