This statistic shows the results of a 2015 survey among American registered voters on whether they think it is important for a U.S. President to have a college degree, or not. During the survey, 62 percent of respondents stated that it is important for the President of the United States to have a college degree.
United States: Do you think it is important for the President to have a college degree or not?
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Public Policy Polling. (March 2, 2015). United States: Do you think it is important for the President to have a college degree or not? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/411087/us-presidents-equipped-with-a-college-degree-or-not/
Public Policy Polling. "United States: Do you think it is important for the President to have a college degree or not?." Chart. March 2, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411087/us-presidents-equipped-with-a-college-degree-or-not/
Public Policy Polling. (2015). United States: Do you think it is important for the President to have a college degree or not?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/411087/us-presidents-equipped-with-a-college-degree-or-not/
Public Policy Polling. "United States: Do You Think It Is Important for The President to Have a College Degree or Not?." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411087/us-presidents-equipped-with-a-college-degree-or-not/
Public Policy Polling, United States: Do you think it is important for the President to have a college degree or not? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/411087/us-presidents-equipped-with-a-college-degree-or-not/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
United States: Do you think it is important for the President to have a college degree or not? [Graph], Public Policy Polling, March 2, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/411087/us-presidents-equipped-with-a-college-degree-or-not/