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