declared majors by hispanic metro state students analysis and opportunities ellen boswell, office of...

Declared Majors by Hispanic Metro State StudentsAnalysis and Opportunities

Ellen Boswell, Office of Institutional Research

Tat Sang So, English

Contents

• Representation by School and division• Majors with Hispanic under-representation• Majors with Hispanic over-representation• Opportunities to support the HSI initiative• Practical strategies

Representation by School and Division(6 year total student-years, ending Fall 2007 census)

• School of Business 100%• School of LAS 95%

– Humanities 95%– Science & Math 83%– Social Sciences 103%

• School of Prof. Studies 109%– Education (special) 57%– Public Service 127%– Technology 77%

Majors with Hispanic under-representation (large majors, 6 year total student-years, ending Fall 2007)

Major Represent-ation

Faculty Utilization

(Hispanic/ of Color)

6-year totals (Hispanic/Total)

Percentage Hispanic

English 58% 9% / 23% 301 / 4039 7.5%

Music 70% 0% / 22% 175 / 1863 9.39%

Chemistry 87% 0% / 27% 158 / 1411 11.2%

Computer Science 86% 3% / 12%(Math)

257 / 2308 11.1%

Environmental Science

43% 0% / 0% 49 / 885 5.5%

Mathematics* 84% 3% / 12% 121 / 1119 10.8%

History 81% 6% / 11% 369 / 3552 10.4%

Aviation Technology

52% 0% / 0% 191 / 2825 6.8%

Industrial Design 75% 0% / 0% 108 / 1109 9.7%

Majors with Hispanic over-representation (large majors, 6 year total student-years, ending Fall 2007)

Major Represent-ation

Faculty Utilization

(Hispanic / of Color)

6-year totals (Hispanic/Total)

Percentage Hispanic

Management 112% 7% / 21% 847 / 5886 14.4%

Modern Languages 239% 29% / 29% 451 / 1463 30.8%

Chicano/a Studies 658% 100% / 100% 107 / 126 84.9%

Political Science 136% 0% / 20% 306 / 1750 17.5%

Social Work 123% 0% / 33% 233 / 1474 15.8%

Criminal Justice & Criminology

162% 38% / 75% 1319 / 6313 20.9%

Human Perform. & Sport

103% 0% / 14% 371 / 2805 13.2%

Human Services 132% 22% / 33% 345 / 2021 17.1%

Civil Engineering Technology

130% 0% / 19% 153 / 910 16.8%

Undeclared 118% N/A 3097 / 20378 15.2%

Opportunities to Support HSI

• Students choose Metro State for its programs of study.

• Graduation-ready students (Juniors and Seniors) concentrate their time in their majors and minors.

• Targeting majors and programs of study can help with both recruiting and retention.

• We will forward the issue to our consultants, Excellente, for focus groups.

Practical Strategies• Emphasize over-represented majors and

programs in external marketing material.• Emphasize under-represented majors and

programs in internal marketing material.• Provide Hispanic-specific support for over-

represented majors:– Academic– Career– Social

• Raise awareness within under-represented (and promising) majors.

• Create an “HSI Department” designation.

National Data on Careers for Hispanics

Top 4 careers to target:

• Management

• Computer and Math

• Education, Training, and Library

• Health Care Practitioners and Technical

Source: Pew Hispanic Center