African Americans are Having Tremendous Success Attaining Master’s Degrees July 18, 2008

Before I could even finish my last semester in Undergraduate, I was actively researching and pursuing which direction I would be going into within the next year of my life. Grad School, here I come! Two more years of being broke, carrying a book bag, and deciphering my way across campus.

Like may of my piers, Graduate school isn’t much of an option these days, but a necessity. In a time when the economy is in turmoil and the American dollar has lost its value, going back to school isn’t such a bad idea. I mean it’s not like there’s an enormous amount of good paying jobs available, so why not go ahead and further my education while my juices are still flowing, right?

See, our parents talked to us about he importance of college while we were growing up. Like their parents taught them, they assured us that an undergraduate education would put us in a competitive position when we finally immersed ourselves in the job market…WRONG!

Today, students all across the country and graduating from college and turning right back around to go back. Some of them, because they have found fields of study that they want to pursue further, some have been blessed enough to attain jobs that reimburse students who do Master’s programs, and some are simply terrified of the harsh realities that face them post graduation, and find school as a familiar refuge.

Whatever the case, being sure about where you want to go and what you want to actively pursue in your career is key when deciding to to to Graduate school. With tuitions starting in the $20 and $30 thousand range, it is in your best interest to take the time and really think it out.

The good news is that African Americans students are going back to school as well and there has been a major surge in the number of African American students that have Master’s Degrees. Although the economy is crippling beneath us, Blacks have found a way to stay in the race.

Check out the Chart Below!

Any by the way, Barack is also all for students who want to attend college and can’t afford it. Once again Barack 08′!!!

“I will make college more affordable for every American, period. This isn’t an issue you hear John McCain talk about much. He has voted time and time again to stop us from making college affordable.”

— Barack Obama, speaking at Wayne County Community College in Taylor, Michigan, June 17, 2008