%0 Journal Article
%T Does STEM Stand Out? Examining Racial/Ethnic Gaps in Persistence Across Postsecondary Fields
%A Barbara King
%A Catherine Riegle-Crumb
%A Yasmiyn Irizarry
%J Educational Researcher
%@ 1935-102X
%D 2019
%R 10.3102/0013189X19831006
%X Informed by the theoretical lens of opportunity hoarding, this study considers whether STEM postsecondary fields stand apart via the disproportionate exclusion of Black and Latina/o youth. Utilizing national data from the Beginning Postsecondary Study (BPS), the authors investigate whether Black and Latina/o youth who begin college as STEM majors are more likely to depart than their White peers, either by switching fields or by leaving college without a degree, and whether patterns of departure in STEM fields differ from those in non-STEM fields. Results reveal evidence of persistent racial/ethnic inequality in STEM degree attainment not found in other fields
%K higher education
%K postsecondary education
%K race
%K regression analyses
%K secondary data analysis
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.3102/0013189X19831006