Higher racial diversity in US business and law schools is linked to higher graduate salaries

Nature, Published online: 29 April 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01273-6

Two comprehensive data sets concerning students who graduated from 141 business schools over 29 years and 200 law schools over 21 years show that higher racial diversity is associated with higher median salary at graduation. Policies that promote racial diversity seem likely to enhance education and benefit society overall.