Educational Attainment in Bethany, West Virginia (Town)
Educational Attainment#1
Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Bethany
Bethany
West Virginia
Relative Educational Attainment#2
Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than West Virginia at large.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Bethany
Detailed Educational Attainment#3
Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Bethany
Bethany
West Virginia
Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4
Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than West Virginia at large.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Bethany
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 West Virginia and Bethany
| More Females | More Males | |
| West Virginia | ||
| Bethany |
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 West Virginia and Bethany
| More Females | More Males | |
| West Virginia | ||
| Bethany |
Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7
Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Bethany
Bethany
West Virginia
Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8
Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than West Virginia at large.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Bethany
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 West Virginia and Bethany
| More Females | More Males | |
| West Virginia | ||
| Bethany |
Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10
Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Bethany
Bethany
West Virginia
Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11
By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Bethany
| Female | Male | |
| West Virginia | ||
| Bethany |
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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 West Virginia and Bethany
Bethany
West Virginia
Lacking High School Diploma By Race#13
Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of West Virginia and Bethany
| Female | Male | |
| West Virginia | ||
| Bethany |
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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 West Virginia and Bethany
| Female | Male | |
| West Virginia | ||
| Bethany |
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Weirton Area
There are 33 places in the Weirton Area. This section compares Bethany to all of the places in the Weirton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethany.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 Bethany, selected other places in the Weirton Area, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the Weirton Area, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the Weirton Area, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the Weirton Area, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the Weirton Area, and entities that contain Bethany
Female
Male
Educational Attainment by Place in West Virginia
There are 404 places in West Virginia. This section compares Bethany to the 50 most populous places in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethany. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 3,043.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 Bethany, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in West Virginia, and entities that contain Bethany
Female
Male
Educational Attainment by Place in the South
There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Bethany to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethany. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.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 Bethany, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Bethany
Female
Male
Educational Attainment by Place in the United States
There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Bethany to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Bethany. 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 Bethany, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bethany
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 Bethany, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Bethany
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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