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African Americans take on more debt for grad school – but the payoff is also bigger

  • Written by Jaymes Pyne, Quantitative Research Associate, Stanford University
African Americans take on more debt for grad school – but the payoff is also biggerAfrican Americans take on greater debt than whites to earn an advanced degree. Does the payoff make it worth it?Damir Khabirov/Shutterstock.com

When seeking graduate and professional degrees, African Americans take on over 50% more debt than white students. On the upside, African Americans also see a bigger payoff to earning such degrees. Whether...

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