The Disciplines Where No Black People Earn Ph.D.s
“Then, after they are admitted, there is the question of cost. Black college students borrow at higher rates than any other racial group, and they are more likely to default on those student loans. ‘Imagine coming out of school with a bachelor’s degree, with such a debt burden,’ Lorelle Espinosa, vice president for research at the American Council on Education (ACE), told me. ‘Students are thinking, I don’t have a safety net for this debt. Am I really up for going for an advanced degree where I’ll find myself in even more debt?””