DIFFERENCES IN LIFETIME INCOME FOR POST- SECONDARY EDUCATION ATTAINMENT BY RACE

by Kalia West

Rising Senior at Northern Durham High School

Research Question: How does attaining a college degree influence lifetime earnings among racial ethnic groups?

Thesis Statement: Obtaining a college degree impacts lifetime wage earnings by widening the gap in student debt, income, and racial disparities.

Duke Young Scholars .

Attaining a degree does not put all people in the same categories for earnings.

Minorities especially Blacks have a hard time earning the same amount of money as their White counterparts even with the same degree.

Blacks also have a higher rate of student debt than any other race.

This goes to show that attaining a college degree does not fix the income gap between Black and Whites.

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