Efforts dedicated towards broadening participation for Black and other underrepresented groups in engineering at post-secondary institutions has intensified in recent decades. However, Black women have not yet reached parity in undergraduate engineering degree attainment. To elucidate this trend, data from the U.S. Department of Education was analyzed to investigate postsecondary completion for Black women in engineering. Results indicate that the percentage of degrees awarded to Black women has slightly decreased during the last five years when compared to women of all races. However, the percentage of Black women obtaining engineering degrees has increased when compared to the general Black engineering population, with a larger percentage of Black women obtaining engineering degrees compared to their male counterparts than any other ethnicity. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to provide recommendations for research avenues that may strengthen knowledge around the enrollment and retention of Black women in engineering at post-secondary institutions.

近几十年来，加大了努力扩大黑人和其他代表性不足的群体在大专院校工程学方面的参与。但是，黑人女性在本科工程学位获得方面尚未达到同等水平。为了阐明这一趋势，对美国教育部的数据进行了分析，以调查从事工程的黑人女性的中学后教育。结果表明，与所有种族的妇女相比，过去五年来授予黑人妇女的学位百分比略有下降。但是，与一般的黑人工程学人群相比，获得工程学学位的黑人女性比例有所增加，与男性相比，获得工程学学位的黑人女性比例更高。