Educational Attainment in Dawson, Pennsylvania (Borough)
Educational Attainment#1
Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
Dawson
Pennsylvania
Relative Educational Attainment#2
Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
Detailed Educational Attainment#3
Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
Dawson
Pennsylvania
Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4
Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5
Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
| More Females | More Males | |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Dawson |
Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6
Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
| More Females | More Males | |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Dawson |
Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7
Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
Dawson
Pennsylvania
Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8
Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Pennsylvania at large.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9
Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
| More Females | More Males | |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Dawson |
Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10
Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
Dawson
Pennsylvania
Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11
By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
| Female | Male | |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Dawson |
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Employment by Educational Attainment#12
Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
Dawson
Pennsylvania
Lacking High School Diploma By Race#13
Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
| Female | Male | |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Dawson |
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College Graduates By Race#14
Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Dawson
| Female | Male | |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Dawson |
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Pittsburgh Area
There are 368 places in the Pittsburgh Area. This section compares Dawson to all of the places in the Pittsburgh Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dawson.No H.S. Diploma by Place#15
Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Dawson
Bachelor's Degrees by Place#16
Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Dawson
Very Advanced Degrees by Place#17
Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Dawson
Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#18
Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Dawson
Female
Male
Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#19
Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the Pittsburgh Area, and entities that contain Dawson
Female
Male
Educational Attainment by Place in Pennsylvania
There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Dawson to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dawson. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.No H.S. Diploma by Place#20
Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Dawson
Bachelor's Degrees by Place#21
Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Dawson
Very Advanced Degrees by Place#22
Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Dawson
Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#23
Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Dawson
Female
Male
Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#24
Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Dawson
Female
Male
Educational Attainment by Place in the Northeast
There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Dawson to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dawson. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.No H.S. Diploma by Place#25
Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Dawson
Bachelor's Degrees by Place#26
Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Dawson
Very Advanced Degrees by Place#27
Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Dawson
Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#28
Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Dawson
Female
Male
Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#29
Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Dawson
Female
Male
Educational Attainment by Place in the United States
There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Dawson to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Dawson. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.No H.S. Diploma by Place#30
Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Dawson
Bachelor's Degrees by Place#31
Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Dawson
Very Advanced Degrees by Place#32
Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Dawson
Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#33
Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Dawson
Female
Male
Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#34
Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Dawson, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Dawson
Female
Male
Definitions
Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:
- None: no formal education at all
- Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
- Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
- Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
- Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
- Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
- Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
- Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
- Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)
The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:
- No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
- High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
- Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)
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