As policymakers along with students and families demand information related to the return on investment in postsecondary education, it is critical to empirically assess the relationship between enrollment in higher education and future earnings. Previous research into the impact of college attendance on future income mostly focuses on selective institutions. This study contributes to this literature by analyzing the effect of enrolling in a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) on earnings compared to non-MSIs using propensity score matching and logistic regression. Using data derived from the College Scorecard and other sources, we find that those enrolling in some categories of MSIs have higher earnings when compared to those who enroll in non-MSIs. This is particularly true of Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions in most earnings categories as defined by the College Scorecard. Other MSI categories yielded mixed results. We do not find evidence for a negative relationship between MSI enrollment and different levels of future earnings. We conclude that enrollment in MSIs does not inhibit student success as defined by workforce earnings as is often argued by those critical of institutions that tend to be broad access.

由于政策制定者以及学生和家庭都需要与中学后教育的投资回报相关的信息，因此，以实证评估高等教育入学人数与未来收入之间的关系至关重要。先前关于大学出勤对未来收入影响的研究主要集中在选择性机构上。这项研究通过使用倾向得分匹配和逻辑回归分析与非MSI相比，对少数族裔服务机构（MSI）的入学对收入的影响做出了贡献。使用从大学记分卡和其他来源获得的数据，我们发现，与非MSI相比，某些类别的MSI的收入更高。对于大学计分卡定义的大多数收入类别中的亚裔美国原住民太平洋岛民服务机构，情况尤其如此。其他MSI类别产生的结果好坏参半。我们找不到证据表明MSI入学人数与未来收入的不同水平之间存在负相关关系。我们得出的结论是，MSI的注册并不会像劳动力收入所定义的那样阻碍学生的成功，正如那些批评那些倾向于广泛访问的机构所经常争论的那样。