This statistic shows parent and student attitudes toward college in the United States in 2018, based on ethnicity. During the survey, 26 percent of Hispanic respondents would go/send their child to college for the intellectual and social experience regardless of whether they earned more money with a college degree.
Attitudes toward college among parents and students in the U.S. in 2018, based on ethnicity
957 parents of undergraduate students ages 18-24 and 950 undergraduate students ages 18-24
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
Multiple answers were possible. Values show only the respondents that strongly agree with the following statements: *American Dream: A college education is part of the American Dream. **Stretch financially: I am willing to stretch myself financially to obtain the best opportunity for my/my child's future. ***Invest future: College is an investment in my/my child's future. ****Social/intellectual experience: I would go/send my child to college for the intellectual and social experience regardless of whether I/my child earned more money with a college degree. *****Degree important: Having a college degree is more important now than it used to be. ******Earn more: I wanted/wanted my child to attend college because I/my child will earn more money with a college degree.
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Sallie Mae. (August 10, 2018). Attitudes toward college among parents and students in the U.S. in 2018, based on ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912491/us-education-system-attitudes-toward-college-ethnicity/
Sallie Mae. "Attitudes toward college among parents and students in the U.S. in 2018, based on ethnicity." Chart. August 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912491/us-education-system-attitudes-toward-college-ethnicity/
Sallie Mae. (2018). Attitudes toward college among parents and students in the U.S. in 2018, based on ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912491/us-education-system-attitudes-toward-college-ethnicity/
Sallie Mae. "Attitudes toward College among Parents and Students in The U.S. in 2018, Based on Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912491/us-education-system-attitudes-toward-college-ethnicity/
Sallie Mae, Attitudes toward college among parents and students in the U.S. in 2018, based on ethnicity Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912491/us-education-system-attitudes-toward-college-ethnicity/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Attitudes toward college among parents and students in the U.S. in 2018, based on ethnicity [Graph], Sallie Mae, August 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/912491/us-education-system-attitudes-toward-college-ethnicity/
