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Mean earnings by educational attainment and ethnicity/race 2017
Mean earnings in the United States in 2017 by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This graph shows the mean earnings in the United States in 2017, by highest educational degree achieved. In 2017, the mean income of Black Bachelor's degree holders was 55,711 U.S. dollars.
Mean earnings in the United States in 2017 by highest educational degree earned and ethnicity/race
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This graph shows the mean earnings in the United States in 2017, by highest educational degree achieved. In 2017, the mean income of Black Bachelor's degree holders was 55,711 U.S. dollars.
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- September 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Age group
- 25 years and older
- Special properties
- Persons with earnings
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Age group
- 25 years and older
- Special properties
- Persons with earnings
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