This statistic shows the number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1949/50 to 2018/19. Projected numbers are displayed from 2019/20 to 2029/30. In the 2018/19 academic year, about 4070.79 degrees were earned in the United States.
Number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1950 to 2030
(in 1,000s)
The numbers presented here are total Associate's degrees granted + total Bachelor's degrees granted + total Master's degrees granted + total Doctor's degrees granted.
*Projection
**Does not include Associate's degrees.
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NCES. (July 31, 2020). Number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1950 to 2030 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185153/degrees-in-higher-education-earned-in-the-united-states/
NCES. "Number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1950 to 2030 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185153/degrees-in-higher-education-earned-in-the-united-states/
NCES. (2020). Number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1950 to 2030 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185153/degrees-in-higher-education-earned-in-the-united-states/
NCES. "Number of Higher Education Degrees Earned in The United States from 1950 to 2030 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185153/degrees-in-higher-education-earned-in-the-united-states/
NCES, Number of higher education degrees earned in the United States from 1950 to 2030 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185153/degrees-in-higher-education-earned-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 26, 2022)
