Exploring the Longitudinal Influence of Human Capital Factors on STEM Baccalaureate Recipients’ Income

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Abstract

By using data from the NCES Baccalaureate and Beyond 2008/2018 longitudinal study, we found a positive association between post-graduate earnings across all three time points(one-, four-, and 10-years after graduation) which shows a perpetuation of privilege composed by human capital. Students with privileged socioeconomic backgrounds showed advantages in both access to higher education and the post-graduate labor market. Besides, having a STEM-major had a significant effect on being employed in a STEM-occupations in 2009, which led to graduates being more likely to be employed in a STEM-occupation in 2012 and to higher levels of income in 2009.

Authors

• Si Chen, College of William & Mary

• Amanda J. Davis Simpfenderfer, College of William & Mary

• Xiaohong Chen, College of William & Mary