The top field of degree for African Americans age 25 to 40 was Business Management and Administration according to an analysis of the 2019 Census Bureau ACS microdata sample. More than 177,000 African Americans in that age group held that degree with an average salary of $55,259 annually.
Not far below Business Management and Administration was Psychology, with 172,000 recipients earnings an average of $49,872. Of the top 20 degrees, Computer Science was the highest earning in 2019 at $66,288 average salary for just over 54,000 degree holders. The lowest earning degree holders on the top 20 list was Liberal Arts with 32,000 degree holders averaging $45,207 in 2019.
MORE EDUCATION RELATED DATA CHARTS
In our most recent analysis, we examined hate crime data from the Federal Bureau of…
NOTE: an earlier version of this article incorrectly listed this data as Household income. Corrections…
In 2021, a higher percentage of African American women (33%) were enrolled in college compared…
Get Your Digital Copy of Our Next Big Project CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FIRST…
SAVE AND SHARE THIS CHART The overall Life expectancy in the United States peaked in…
According to the US Census Current Population Survey the percentage of Black men and Black…
This website uses cookies.
