Educational Attainment in the United States

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the United States
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma238.491851%38.491851%38.5%82,237,51182.2M48.487559%48.487559%48.5%103,593,256104M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the United States
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.339910%1.339910%1.3%2,862,7072.86M1.996248%1.996248%2.0%4,264,9664.26M8.167687%8.167687%8.2%17,450,19417.5M18.811177%18.811177%18.8%40,189,92040.2M8.176828%8.176828%8.2%17,469,72417.5M20.956248%20.956248%21.0%44,772,84544.8M27.531311%27.531311%27.5%58,820,41158.8M7.444199%7.444199%7.4%15,904,46715.9M4.152553%4.152553%4.2%8,871,8948.87M1.423839%1.423839%1.4%3,042,0193.04M
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#3

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the United States
More Females
More Males
5%0%5%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-5.680584%-5.680584%6%39.517%39.5%37.393%37.4%1.610756%1.610756%2%48.114%48.1%48.889%48.9%10.907029%10.907029%11%12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the United States
More Females
More Males
20%0%20%40%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None59.026528%59.026528%59%1.043%1.04%1.658%1.66%48.492399%48.492399%48%1.618%1.62%2.402%2.40%-17.934489%-17.934489%18%8.815%8.81%7.474%7.47%-2.272661%-2.272661%2%19.015%19.0%18.593%18.6%-24.239049%-24.239049%24%9.027%9.03%7.266%7.27%-2.923199%-2.923199%3%21.247%21.2%20.644%20.6%5.130854%5.130854%5%26.866%26.9%28.244%28.2%14.904521%14.904521%15%6.945%6.94%7.980%7.98%7.698033%7.698033%8%4.004%4.00%4.312%4.31%0.412373%0.412373%0%1.421%1.42%1.427%1.43%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#5

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of the United States
United States
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3413.738218%13.738218%13.7%6,344,3966.34M46,180,63246.2M18.106858%18.106858%18.1%15,123,24815.1M83,522,20883.5M21.025394%21.025394%21.0%8,525,4618.53M40,548,40040.5M23.496099%23.496099%23.5%10,196,81510.2M43,397,90743.4M
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of the United States
More Females
More Males
10%0%10%20%30%FM65+45-6435-4425-3436.270984%36.270984%36.3%11.849%11.8%16.146%16.1%-3.335944%-3.335944%3.3%18.396%18.4%17.803%17.8%-14.693218%-14.693218%14.7%22.457%22.5%19.580%19.6%-19.571742%-19.571742%19.6%25.612%25.6%21.419%21.4%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#7

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of the United States
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$67,832.000000$67,832.000000$67.8k24,577,86724.6M11.504%11.5%$51,094.000000$51,094.000000$51.1k40,189,92040.2M18.811%18.8%$34,412.000000$34,412.000000$34.4k62,242,56962.2M29.133%29.1%$28,672.000000$28,672.000000$28.7k58,820,41158.8M27.531%27.5%$20,924.000000$20,924.000000$20.9k27,818,38027.8M13.021%13.0%$36,810.000000$36,810.000000$36.8k213,649,147214M100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#8

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of the United States
Female
Male
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-56,859.000000$-56,859.000000$56.9k$56,859.000000$28,268.000000$85,127.000000$85.1k12,684,35312.7M11,893,51411.9M$-42,154.000000$-42,154.000000$42.2k$42,154.000000$20,088.000000$62,242.000000$62.2k21,018,91021.0M19,171,01019.2M$-28,692.000000$-28,692.000000$28.7k$28,692.000000$13,039.000000$41,731.000000$41.7k33,464,56433.5M28,778,00528.8M$-22,571.000000$-22,571.000000$22.6k$22,571.000000$11,439.000000$34,010.000000$34.0k29,697,17329.7M29,123,23829.1M$-15,831.000000$-15,831.000000$15.8k$15,831.000000$8,813.000000$24,644.000000$24.6k13,672,95813.7M14,145,42214.1M$-31,001.000000$-31,001.000000$31.0k$31,001.000000$11,649.000000$42,650.000000$42.7k110,537,958111M103,111,189103M
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#9

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of the United States
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma337.814107%37.814107%37.8%234,196234k48.434369%48.434369%48.4%299,971300k13.428920%13.428920%13.4%83,17083.2k0.322604%0.322604%0.3%1,998
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#10

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of the United States
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.226008%83.226008%83.2%44,288,09044.3M74.180718%74.180718%74.2%37,823,02837.8M66.788302%66.788302%66.8%29,245,62329.2M53.682838%53.682838%53.7%10,456,37010.5M
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#11

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the United States
Female
Male
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-7.511854%-7.511854%7.5%7.511854%0.943343%8.455197%8.5%5,823,2685.82M5,498,9695.50M-14.435509%-14.435509%14.4%14.435509%2.667013%17.102522%17.1%1,971,6271.97M1,956,8751.96M-11.797853%-3.589964%-15.387818%15.4%11.797853%11.797853%11.8%626,712627k957,733958k-32.762282%-32.762282%32.8%32.762282%3.005458%35.767740%35.8%5,485,0625.49M5,022,9095.02M-28.306632%-28.306632%28.3%28.306632%3.081081%31.387712%31.4%2,288,1682.29M2,047,9332.05M
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#12

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of the United States
Female
Male
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-33.484422%-33.484422%33.5%33.484422%0.720781%34.205203%34.2%23,557,82623.6M24,511,89824.5M-17.420662%-4.733632%-22.154293%22.2%17.420662%17.420662%17.4%2,008,3032.01M3,003,2323.00M-49.840415%-49.840415%49.8%49.840415%4.827592%54.668007%54.7%2,904,0112.90M3,102,0523.10M-13.383648%-2.666528%-16.050176%16.1%13.383648%13.383648%13.4%2,052,4122.05M2,460,7132.46M-14.758714%-3.083866%-17.842580%17.8%14.758714%14.758714%14.8%1,075,9121.08M1,290,8781.29M
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by State in the United States

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by State#13

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
26.3%30.9%35.4%39.9%44.4%49.0%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by State#14

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
41.0%44.7%48.3%51.8%55.4%59.1%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by State#15

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.1%9.3%11.4%13.6%15.7%17.9%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by State#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.83%1.18%1.52%1.87%2.21%2.56%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by State#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.24%1.59%1.93%2.27%2.61%2.96%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by State#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.2%6.7%8.2%9.7%11.2%12.8%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by State#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.8%14.4%16.9%19.4%21.9%24.4%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by State#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.6%7.2%8.8%10.3%11.8%13.4%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by State#21

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15.9%18.3%20.6%22.9%25.2%27.6%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by State#22

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
20.5%24.6%28.5%32.5%36.5%40.5%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by State#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.3%5.7%7.1%8.5%9.8%11.3%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by State#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.6%2.7%3.9%5.0%6.1%7.3%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by State#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.28%0.75%1.22%1.69%2.16%2.64%
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Map of Educational Attainment by County in the United States

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6%22%37%53%68%84%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14%27%38%50%62%74%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1%11%21%31%41%52%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.9%7.8%11.7%15.6%19.6%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.3%9.1%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by County#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%6%11%17%22%29%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by County#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1%10%18%26%35%44%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by County#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.6%4.4%8.2%11.9%15.7%19.5%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County#34

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8%14%20%25%31%37%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by County#35

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6%16%26%35%45%55%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%6%11%16%21%26%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by County#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%7%13%20%27%34%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.2%9.0%